pineal

[ pin-ee-uhl, pahy-nee-, pahy-nee- ]

adjective

1. resembling a pine cone in shape.
2. of or relating to the pineal body.

pineal

/ ˈpɪnɪəl; paɪˈniːəl /

adjective

1. resembling a pine cone
2. of or relating to the pineal gland

Other Words From

• pre·pine·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pineal¹

1675–85; < New Latin pīneālis, equivalent to Latin pīne ( a ) pine cone, noun use of feminine of pīneus of a pine tree ( pīn ( us ) pine ¹ + -eus -eous ) + -ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pineal¹

C17: via French from Latin pīnea pine cone

Example Sentences

During the same stage the pineal gland grows into a sack-like body, springing from the roof of the thalamencephalon, fig. 1b, pn.

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At its side also a deep constriction is being formed in it, immediately behind the pineal gland.

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He grabbed the axe he'd left there and swung it against the nerve-stem where it entered the pineal gland.

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He felt no remorse, but a great sadness, a sense of tragedy as he stepped around the pool and closed the door of the pineal gland.

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Strings of tiny green bulbs guided the path toward the pineal gland, the citadel of The Brain.

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