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    PINE NUT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    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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