pinecone
verbEtymology From pine + cone.
1
Of a fish To become bloated in a way that causes the fish's scales to flare out and resemble a pinecone.
- Related terms
- strobilus
pinecone
nounUS /ˈpaɪnˌkoʊn/
Etymology From pine + cone.
1
A conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree.
2
Broadly The seed-bearing structure of any conifer, such as fir, spruce, cedar, etc.
- Synonyms
- pineapple
- Derived terms
- pinecone fish, pinecone ginger, pineconelike, pineconey
- Related terms
- fir-cone, pineal, pineapple, pinedrops, pinene, pine nut, pinery, pinesap, pine siskin, pine tar, pinetum, pinewood, piney, piny, seed cone
- Hypernyms
- megastrobilus
- Coordinate terms
- fir-cone