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PINE NUT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America

Synonyms:

pignolia; pine nut; pinon nut

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("pine nut" is a kind of...):

edible nut (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)

Holonyms ("pine nut" is a part of...):

nut pine (any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds)

European nut pine; Pinus pinea; stone pine; umbrella pine (medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds)

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