English Explanatory Dictionary

pineal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In the shape of a pine cone.
  2. Pertaining to the pineal gland.
noun
  1. The pineal gland.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪnɪəl/ /pʌɪˈniːəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-pineal.wav

Word forms

pineal more pineal most pineal pineals

Etymology

From French pinéal, from Middle French, from Latin pīnea (“pine cone, pine nut”), from pīneus (“of the pine”).

Derived words

extrapineal parapineal pineal body pinealectomy pineal eye pineal gland pineal hormone pineally pinealocyte pinealocytoma pinealoma pineal recess pineocytoma pineocytomatous pinopsin postpineal
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