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pinecone

US/ˈpaɪnˌkoʊn/

pinecone noun: a conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree.

pinecone: a conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree
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Noun

pinecone (plural pinecones)

  1. A conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree.
  2. (broadly) The seed-bearing structure of any conifer, such as fir, spruce, cedar, etc.

Verb

pinecone (third-person singular simple present pinecones, present participle pineconing or pineconeing, simple past and past participle pineconed)

  1. To become bloated in a way that causes the fish's scales to flare out and resemble a pinecone.

pinecone meaning in Hindi, Telugu, Arabic and Malay

pinecone in Hindi

seed-bearing structure of a pine tree
कोणधारी कोण koṇdhārī koṇ

pinecone in Telugu

seed-bearing structure of a pine tree
శంఖు ఆకారం śaṅkhu ākāraṁ

pinecone in Arabic

seed-bearing structure of a pine tree
كُوز الصَنَوْبَر kūz aṣ-ṣanawbar

pinecone in Malay

seed-bearing structure of a pine tree
kon pain, kon pinus
More languagesFewer languages
pinecone in Persian
مخروط کاج maxrut-e kâj, چلغوزه čelġuze, گلوز gallowz, gellowz
pinecone in Vietnamese
nón thông

Synonyms of pinecone

Forms of pinecone

Noun
pluralpinecones
alternative formpine cone
alternative formpine-cone
Verb
third-person singular presentpinecones
present participlepineconing
present participlepineconeing
past participlepineconed
pastpineconed

Origin of pinecone

From pine + cone.

Words formed from pinecone

Phrases with pinecone

Questions about pinecone

What does pinecone mean?
Pinecone means a conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree.
What is pinecone in Hindi?
Pinecone in Hindi is कोणधारी कोण (koṇdhārī koṇ). See Pinecone meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is pinecone?
Pinecone can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce pinecone?
Pinecone is pronounced /ˈpaɪnˌkoʊn/ (US).
What is the plural of pinecone?
The plural of pinecone is pinecones.

Words near pinecone in the dictionary

  1. pineboxes
  2. pinebranch
  3. pinebranches
  4. pinebush
  5. pineclad
  6. pinecone
  7. pinecone fish
  8. pinecone fishes
  9. pinecone ginger
  10. pinecone gingers
  11. pineconed

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