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cone vs pinecone

pinecone vs cone

cone and pinecone both are nouns.

cone is a verb but pinecone is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cone Yes No Yes No
pinecone Yes No No No
As nouns, pinecone is a hyponym of cone; that is, pinecone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cone:
  • cone: cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
  • pinecone: the seed-producing cone of a pine tree
Other hyponyms of cone include fir cone, galbulus.
cone (noun) pinecone (noun)
any cone-shaped artifact the seed-producing cone of a pine tree
a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
cone (verb) pinecone (verb)
make cone-shaped
Difference between cone and pinecone

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