Meaning

2 senses
  1. A conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree.

    Kiefernzapfen, Pinienzapfen

    ши́шкаšíška

    the seed-producing cone of a pine tree

  2. (broadly)The seed-bearing structure of any conifer, such as fir, spruce, cedar, etc.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Crossbills love fir-cones and pinecones.

    ruКлесты очень любят еловые и сосновые шишки. — marafon

  2. Crossbills really like fir-cones and pinecones.

    ruКлесты очень любят еловые и сосновые шишки. — marafon

  3. We collected pinecones to use as kindling.

    ruМы собрали сосновые шишки, чтобы использовать их в качестве растопки. — marafon

  4. There was a pile of pinecones under the tree.

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  5. I'm thinking of making a Christmas wreath out of these pinecones.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
seed-bearing structure of a pine tree:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
seed-bearing structure of a pine tree:

Origin

From pine + cone.

From pine + cone.

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