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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.


pine nut British  

noun

  1. the edible seed of certain pine trees

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of pine nut

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

Example Sentences

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Its accompaniments would’ve been better with a firmer fish, in any case: a porridgey koji barley risotto, a muddy-textured carrot purée, wood-fired carrots, pine nut gremolata.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Costco also recalled its Kirkland Signature Pine Nut Hummus due to a mold issue on the pine nut topping.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 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

Some nuts, as the pine nut and the peanut, are rich in protein.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association

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