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pine cone

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noun

the cone or strobile of a pine tree.

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Nearby words

  1. pindus,
  2. pine,
  3. pine barren,
  4. pine barrens,
  5. pine bluff,
  6. pine end,
  7. pine family,
  8. pine finch,
  9. pine grosbeak,
  10. pine leaf aphid

Origin of pine cone

First recorded in 1685–95
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British Dictionary definitions for pine cone

pine cone

noun

the seed-producing structure of a pine treeSee cone (def. 3a)
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Word Origin and History for pine cone

pine cone

n.

1690s, from pine (n.) + cone (n.). An earlier word for it was pine nut (Old English pinhnyte); also see pineapple.

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