pinecone

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pinecone

  • /ˈpaɪnˌkoʊn/ US

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From pine + cone.

noun pinecones · pine cone · pine-cone

  1. A conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree.
  2. broadly The seed-bearing structure of any conifer, such as fir, spruce, cedar, etc.

Similar: pineapple

verb pinecones · pineconing · pineconeing · pineconed · pine cone

  1. of a fish To become bloated in a way that causes the fish's scales to flare out and resemble a pinecone.

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noun

Similar: pineapple

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noun seed-bearing structure of a pine tree

Españolpiña
한국어솔방울 solbang'ul
日本語松笠 matsukasa
中文松球 sōngqiú, 松果 sōngguǒ, 松塔 sōngtǎ
हिन्दीकोणधारी कोण koṇdhārī koṇ
Kiswahilisunobari
Portuguêspinha
Françaispomme de pin, babet (Saint-Étienne), aval-pin, barolin, cocotte (Canade, Hautes-Vosges), cône
DeutschKiefernzapfen, Pinienzapfen
Italianopigna, pina
Ελληνικάκουκουνάρα koukounára, κουκουνάρι koukounári
Românăcon de pin
Русскийши́шка šíška
Tiếng Việtnón thông
العربيةكُوز الصَنَوْبَر kūz aṣ-ṣanawbar
עבריתאצטרובל etztrubal

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@misc{pinecone_2026,
  title = {pinecone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pinecone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}