pine nut

American  

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of pine nut

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

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

I have now, experiments underway at New Haven, on the biological value of the filbert, English walnut, pine nut, almond, and pecan.

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