: the edible seed of any of several pines compare piñon
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This makeup remover helps maintain hydration, thanks to tangerine peel extract, squalene, and a blend of traditional Korean oils such as pine nut oil, camellia seed oil, and plum seed oil.—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025 The white negroni gets its pleasant bitterness from gin infused with pine nuts.—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Porytko pickles golden beets from Esoterra Culinary Garden in Boulder, mixing them with pine nuts, figs and herbed smetana to make a chilled borscht that’s a summertime classic.—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025 The classic combination of salty cheese, fragrant basil, toasted pine nuts, and snappy olive oil is undeniably loveable.—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pine nut
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of pine nut was
before the 12th century
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