adj. 1. Having the form of a pine cone. 2. Of or relating to the pineal gland. [French pinéal, from Latin pīnea, pine cone, from feminine of pīneus, of pine, from pīnus, pine tree; see peiə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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