pineal

[pin-ee-uhl, pahy-nee-, pahy-nee-] Origin

pin·e·al

[pin-ee-uhl, pahy-nee-, pahy-nee-]
adjective
1.
resembling a pine cone in shape.
2.
of or pertaining to the pineal body.

Origin:
1675–85; < Neo-Latin pīneālis, equivalent to Latin pīne(a) pine cone, noun use of feminine of pīneus of a pine tree (pīn(us) pine1 + -eus -eous) + -ālis -al1

pre·pin·e·al, adjective
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pineal (ˈpɪnɪəl, paɪˈniːəl)
 
adj
1.  resembling a pine cone
2.  of or relating to the pineal gland
 
[C17: via French from Latin pīnea pine cone]

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Word Origin & History

pineal
1681, in ref. to the gland in the brain, from Fr. pinéal, lit. "like a pine cone," from L. pinea "pine cone," from pinus "pine tree" (see pine (n.)).
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Medical Dictionary

pineal pin·e·al (pĭn'ē-əl, pī'nē-)
adj.

  1. Having the form of a pine cone.

  2. Of or relating to the pineal body.

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