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pin·e·al (p

l, p

adj.

1. Having the form of a pine cone.

2. Of or relating to the pineal body.

[French pinéal, from Latin pnea, pine cone, from feminine of pneus, of pine, from pnus, pine tree; see pei- in Indo-European roots.]

pineal [ˈpɪnɪəl paɪˈniːəl]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) resembling a pine cone

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to the pineal gland

[via French from Latin pīnea pine cone]

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Adj.	1.	pineal - relating to the pineal body; "pineal hormone"
	2.	pineal - having the form of a pine cone rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

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