pine cone

A form of pinecone — A conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree.

Meanings

nounpine cone (plural pine cones)

plural pine cones

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pinecone.

    Ben had lighted the candles and the big logs on the hearth burst into flame as he threw on pine cones and pieces of driftwood.

    1924, Anne Carroll Moore, chapter XIII, in Nicholas, A Manhattan Christmas Story, page 172
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