Pinecone vs. Acorn

Pinecone vs. Acorn — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Pinecone and Acorn

Pineconenoun

The seed-bearing conical fruit of a pine tree.

Acornnoun

The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.

Pineconenoun

the seed-producing cone of a pine tree

Acornnoun

(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

Acornnoun

(zoology) See acorn-shell.

Acornnoun

A testicle.

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Acornnoun

fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base