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pineal

[ pin-ee-uhl, pahy-nee-, pahy-nee- ]

adjective

  1. resembling a pine cone in shape.
  2. of or relating to the pineal body.


pineal

/ ˈpɪnɪəl; paɪˈniːəl /

adjective

  1. resembling a pine cone
  2. of or relating to the pineal gland
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • pre·pine·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pineal1

1675–85; < New Latin pīneālis, equivalent to Latin pīne ( a ) pine cone, noun use of feminine of pīneus of a pine tree ( pīn ( us ) pine 1 + -eus -eous ) + -ālis -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pineal1

C17: via French from Latin pīnea pine cone
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Example Sentences

During the same stage the pineal gland grows into a sack-like body, springing from the roof of the thalamencephalon, fig. 1b, pn.

At its side also a deep constriction is being formed in it, immediately behind the pineal gland.

He grabbed the axe he'd left there and swung it against the nerve-stem where it entered the pineal gland.

He felt no remorse, but a great sadness, a sense of tragedy as he stepped around the pool and closed the door of the pineal gland.

Strings of tiny green bulbs guided the path toward the pineal gland, the citadel of The Brain.

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