pineal

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

adjective
  1. resembling a pine cone in shape.

  2. of or relating to the pineal body.

Origin of pineal

1
1675–85; <New 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

Other words from pineal

  • pre·pin·e·al, adjective

Words Nearby pineal

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How to use pineal in a sentence

  • During the same stage the pineal gland grows into a sack-like body, springing from the roof of the thalamencephalon, fig. 1b, pn.

  • At its side also a deep constriction is being formed in it, immediately behind the pineal gland.

  • He grabbed the axe he'd left there and swung it against the nerve-stem where it entered the pineal gland.

    The Brain | Alexander Blade
  • He felt no remorse, but a great sadness, a sense of tragedy as he stepped around the pool and closed the door of the pineal gland.

    The Brain | Alexander Blade
  • Strings of tiny green bulbs guided the path toward the pineal gland, the citadel of The Brain.

    The Brain | Alexander Blade

British Dictionary definitions for pineal

pineal

/ (ˈpɪnɪəl, paɪˈniːəl) /


adjective
  1. resembling a pine cone

  2. of or relating to the pineal gland

Origin of pineal

1
C17: via French from Latin pīnea pine cone

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