pinecone

See also: pine-cone and pine cone

English

A pine cone from a European Black Pine

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Etymology

From pine (from Middle English, from Old English pīn, from Latin pīnus) + cone (from Latin cōnus, from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos)).

Noun

pinecone (plural pinecones)

  1. The seed-bearing conical fruit of a pine tree.

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