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pinecone

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pine·cone  (pnkn)
n.
The cone of a pine tree.

pine, pinecone - Pine, the tree, is from Latin pinus, from Indo-European pei-, "resin"; pinecones were originally called pineapples.
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Noun1.pinecone - the seed-producing cone of a pine treepinecone - the seed-producing cone of a pine tree
pine, pine tree, true pine - a coniferous tree
strobile, strobilus, cone - cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts


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For a winter cake, request seasonal designs created in frosting, such as pine boughs and pinecones or graceful branches of red berries.
The rest of the supplies you can find right outside, collect some colorful leaves (may also use artificial leaves), pinecones, twigs, and fall colored flowers and arrange them in you basket or vase to make a beautiful fall centerpiece.
Normally these pinecones will begin to fall off, and when they do they are quickly picked up by squirrel like species as a main source of food.
 
 
 
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