pineal

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pineal

/ˈpɪnɪəl/
/pʌɪˈniːəl/

Where it comes from

From French pinéal, from Middle French, from Latin pīnea (“pine cone, pine nut”), from pīneus (“of the pine”).

adjective more pineal · most pineal

In the shape of a pine cone.
Pertaining to the pineal gland.

noun pineals

The pineal gland. Because of its central location and its solitary nature — most structures in the brain come in pairs, but the pineal stands alone — the philosopher René Descartes concluded that the pineal is where the soul resides.

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adj in the shape of pine cone

Ελληνικά	κωνοειδής konoeidís

adj pertaining to pineal gland

Español	pineal
Ελληνικά	επιφυσικός epifysikós

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"pineal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pineal. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"pineal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pineal.

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@misc{pineal_2026,
  title = {pineal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pineal},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}