Originally: a pine cone, esp. one containing edible seeds. In later use: the edible seed of any several pines, esp. the stone pine of Europe, Pinus…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > fir- or pine-cone (15) pine nuteOE Originally: a pine cone, esp. one containing edible seeds. In later use: the edible seed of any several pines, esp. the stone pine of Europe, Pinus… nutOE A seed from the cone of a pine or other conifer. Formerly (also): †a pine cone (obsolete). Now chiefly in pine nut, n. pineapplea1398 A pine cone. Now English regional (rare). cone1562 The more or less conical fruit of pines and firs; a dry scaly multiple fruit, formed by hard persistent imbricated scales covering naked seeds; a… cone-nut1562 = 3; hence †cone-nut-bearing. pineapple nut1568 a pine cone; a pine nut. clog1577 The ‘cone’ of the fir or pine tree. Obsolete. chat1697 A name given to the catkin, inflorescence, or seed of various plants. The scaly cone (strobilus) of alder, pine, etc. fir-apple1712 the fruit of the fir-tree; a fir-cone. pine cone1723 The woody fruit or strobilus of a coniferous tree, esp. a pine. Cf. cone, n.1 3. strobilus1753 Botany. A fir-cone, or any fruit resembling a fir-cone; an inflorescence made up of imbricated scales, as that of the hop. strobile1777 Botany. = strobilus, n. 1. fir-bob1854 = fir-apple n. fir-ball1878 = fir-apple n. dennebol1909 A fir cone. |
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