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pine nut

The edible seed of certain pines.

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pine nut

pine kernel

(Plants) the edible seed of certain pine trees

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pine′ nut`

the edible seed of any of several pine trees, as the piñon.

Also called pignolia, pignoli.

[before 1000]

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Noun

pine nut - edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America

pignolia, pinon nut

edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell

nut pine - any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds

European nut pine, Pinus pinea, stone pine, umbrella pine - medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds

Translations

Pinienkern

pignon

pine nut

pine kernel n → pinolo

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