pine cone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pine cone
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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A jar is filled with hay, then the hay is burned, the mix including pine cone jam and pomegranate is poured inside.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
Celeste returned to the car with a pine cone, a flavor component she has incorporated in her beer.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022
The bucolic setting proves inhospitable when a fast-falling pine cone smacks Leda painfully in the back.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2022
At Fort Bragg, the meal was held in a large hanger replete with pumpkin and pine cone centerpieces for about 250 servicemembers and families.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2021
She went on to tell me about making a bird feeder by putting peanut butter on a pine cone and rolling it in bird seed.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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