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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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 Fewer surviving trees means fewer pine cones for humans to pick and plant. Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024 Using lift operators and climbers, Kittler and his team showed CBS News how his team hunts for pine cones. Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024 Your holiday centerpiece can be pine cones or driftwood collected from around camp. Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024 Attendees squeezed into a red and gold photo station – where the singer’s image stood posing in front of a wreath adorned with pine cones – to capture the moment. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 16 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 15 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

pine cone

noun
: the cone of a pine tree
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