pine nut

American  

noun

pine nuts plural

1. Also the seed of any of several pine trees, as the piñon, eaten roasted or salted or used in making candy, pastry, etc., after removing the hard seed coat.

2. pine cone.

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pine nut British  

noun

1. the edible seed of certain pine trees

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pine nuts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pine nut

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

Example Sentences

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pine nut

Here, travelers can partake in some unique adventure activities, from wild caving to pine nut gathering.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

Regardless, the dish is incredibly tasty and is made with four Italian cheeses and cashew and pine nut pesto that's topped on a chewy Naples-style crust.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2022

Although fish owls mostly nest in tall, dead trees of no commercial value, logging roads allow people such as poachers, illegal loggers, and pine nut collectors access to more remote parts of the forest.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 5, 2021

"And, he's tough. You've got to be tough to be in that job. He's tough as a pine nut, and I respect that about him as well."

From Fox News ● Jul. 29, 2020

Our digestion experiments show the following results: for protein digestion of nuts, almond 89%, peanut 84%, pine nut 89%, Eng. walnut, 83%, Brazil 88%, and coconut 88%.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 by Northern Nut Growers Association