pine cone

noun

1. the cone or strobile of a pine tree.

pine cone

noun

1. the seed-producing structure of a pine tree See cone

Word History and Origins

Origin of pine cone¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

This scrappy city dweller carries its pupal shell throughout its larval stage, adding bits of food, poop, and silk to form a cocoon that can reach the size of a pine cone.

From Popular-Science

Greet your guests with this stunning wreath, crafted from magnolia leaves, pine cones, and wheat.

From The Daily Beast

Ward off unwanted bites at your campfire with a fire starter that’s packed with bug-repelling pine cone, cinnamon bark, and rosemary.

From Outside Online

You may also be lucky enough to find some larger pine cones with nuts inside them.

From Popular-Science

Thus we see the phallus associated with the pine cone and other elements of vegetative life.

From Project Gutenberg

Notice that it is covered with scales which overlap much as do the tiles of a roof or the spines of a pine cone.

From Project Gutenberg

Then from not far distant there came the familiar clatter of a dry pine cone in the manzanita tops.

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The involuntary start that shook the pine cone from his hand freed Phil's nostrils of the anaesthetic.

From Project Gutenberg

They were beautiful and very tame, and one was nibbling at what I concluded must have been a seed from a pine-cone.

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