Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The seed of the nut- or stone-pine of southern Europe, Pinus Pinea, or its kernel. These are eaten like almonds and are used in confectionery. See
nut-pine and stone-pine under pine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
pine nut ; the edibleseed of apine tree.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America
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Examples
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This is the Italian pignolia, and you may buy them in the confectionery stores in this country.
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The chestnut, the chinquapin, the filbert, the hickory, pecan and pine nut contain on an average as much protein as is found in fish, while the butternut, the peanut and the pignolia contain twice as much or 50 per cent more than is found in the best of meat.
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The fruit now you buy as the pignolia in the markets.
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Korean pine, the pignolia or stone pine, the Italian stone pine and the
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You can buy pignolia nuts in Europe for food everywhere.
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Chef Jim Parthemore with rainbow trout pignolia, chocolate zabaglione and apple flautas at Cristina's in Croton-on-Hudson.
unknown title 2008
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