pine nut

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pine nut • n. the edible seed of various pine trees.

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pine nuts

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pine nuts Or pine kernels, edible seeds of various species of pine cone, especially Mediterranean stone pine, Pinus pinea.

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER

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