pine cone
- the cone or strobile of a pine tree.
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Origin of pine cone
First recorded in 1685–95
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Strobilomyces is from two Greek words meaning a pine-cone and a fungus.
The Mushroom, Edible and OtherwiseM. E. Hard
It derives its scientific name from its shape, which resembles a pine-cone.
Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible PowersBhakta Vishita
The brook-lover cannot afford to miss the pine-cone willow-galls.
Well tusked, with a head of maize in his mouth; at least I suppose it to be maize, though shaped like a pine-cone.
The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3),John Ruskin
Why the pine-cone was chosen for this purpose it is difficult to form a conjecture.
pine cone
- the seed-producing structure of a pine treeSee cone (def. 3a)
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