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What is "pine nut"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
pine nut
noun
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▪ Sprinkle pine nut mixture over and serve immediately.
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pine nut

n. The edible seed of any of several species of evergreen pine, especially ''Pinus pinea'', ''Pinus cembra'', and (taxlink Pinus cembroides species noshow=1).

WordNet
pine nut

n. edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America [syn: pignolia, pinon nut]

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Pine nut

Pine nuts are the edible seeds of pines (family Pinaceae, genus Pinus). About 20 species of pine produce seeds large enough to be worth harvesting; in other pines the seeds are also edible, but are too small to be of notable value as a human food.

Usage examples of "pine nut".

Lewis raved about his vegetable and pine nut casserole in cheese sauce.

Its a recipe for Chicken and Shiitake Risotto with Winter Squash and Pine Nut Dressing.

It was a gray squirrel, a dainty little creature, quite oblivious to the two men watching it, holding a small pine nut between its front paws and picking at it with quick, delicate movements.