pineal

(pinē əl)

adjective

  1. shaped like a pine cone
  2. of the pineal body

Origin: Fr pinéal < L pinea, pine cone < pinus, pine

See pineal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Having the form of a pine cone.
  2. Of or relating to the pineal body.

Origin:

Origin: French pinéal

Origin: , from Latin pīnea, pine cone

Origin: , from feminine of pīneus, of pine

Origin: , from pīnus, pine tree; see peiə- in Indo-European roots

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