pine cone

noun

variants or less commonly pinecone
: a cone of a pine tree

Examples of pine cone in a Sentence

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Their diets primarily consisted of plants, pine cones, and other leafy vegetation, but ultimately went extinct around 10,500 years ago. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024 With a festive Christmas design featuring holly, berries, and pine cones, this plate showcases classic winter greenery. Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024 Because of the small size of the fire, which consisted of pine cones and needles, the misdemeanor crimes did not result in jail time and Troncoso was released. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024 The botanical architecture team at Applied Imagination in Alexandria, Kentucky, created the scenes from tree bark, pine cones, seed pods and other natural materials. Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024 Think pine cones, chestnuts, mushroom decorations, feathers, and a variety of forest creatures. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024 Chocolate cake pine cones: Step into a winter wonderland with cakes that look like pinecones. Analis Bailey, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024 The lifelike pine cones are frosted with faux snow. Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 Yoon captures the comedy as a little girl focuses all of her attention on picking up pine cones while in the background chaos, her dad struggles to control a rambunctious, muddy dog. Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pine cone was in 1724

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“Pine cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pine%20cone. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

pine cone

noun
: the cone of a pine tree
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