pinecone
A conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree.
Noun
- A conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree.
- The seed-bearing structure of any conifer, such as fir, spruce, cedar, etc.
Origin
From pine + cone.
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fir-cone pineal pineapple pinedrops pinene pine nut pinery pinesap pine siskin pine tar pinetum pinewood piney piny seed cone
Derived
Verb
- To become bloated in a way that causes the fish's scales to flare out and resemble a pinecone.
Forms
pinecones pineconing pineconeing pineconed pine cone pine-cone