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pine nut

noun

  1. Also the seed of any of several pine trees, as the piñon, eaten roasted or salted or used in making candy, pastry, etc., after removing the hard seed coat.


pine nut

noun

  1. the edible seed of certain pine trees


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pine nut1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

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Example Sentences

Sweet as that sounds, one blogger who proclaimed them her favorite described the taste as “enoki-pine nut.”

Pine Nut Cake is a sweet way to get a full serving of these tiny aphrodisiacs.

The pine nut has a rich, marrowy kernel in a shell that varies in thickness from that of a chestnut to that of a hazel-nut.

Constance broke open a pine nut cake and settled herself for conversation.

Have traded your house and lot for 100 feet in the Pine Nut, 50 do.

It is like a pine-nut in form and colour, covered with scales, and firmer than a melon.

With both Almond and Pine Nut trumese it is better to grind the gluten and nuts together first.

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