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Pinecone
also called pine cone
About
A pinecone is the woody, seed-bearing structure of a pine tree, roughly the size of a lemon.
The familiar woody cone is the female reproductive structure, while male cones on the same tree are much smaller, soft, and short-lived. Cones vary greatly across conifer species, ranging from under 1 inch (2.5 cm) on some trees to over 15 inches (38 cm) on sugar pines. A cone can also physically change its shape and width based on humidity, spreading its scales wide in dry air and closing tightly when wet.
From Wikipedia
A cone, or in formal botanical usage a strobilus, pl.: strobili, is a seed-bearing organ on gymnosperm plants, especially in conifers and cycads. They are usually woody and variously conic, cylindrical, ovoid, to globular, and have scales and bracts arranged around a central axis, but can be fleshy and berry-like.
Read more on Wikipedia →Text from Wikipedia’s “Cone (botany)” article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a pinecone?
- A typical pinecone is about 3.9 inches (0.1 m) long, 2.4 inches (0.06 m) tall, and weighs roughly 1.4 ounces (0.04 kg). It fits easily in an adult palm and weighs about as much as a golf ball.
- How much space does a pinecone take up?
- About 13.5 tbsp (200 mL), the volume of its body.
Weight
1.41 oz (40 g)
- Space it takes up
- 13.5 tbsp (200 mL)
- Length
- 3.94 in (10 cm)
- Height
- 2.36 in (6 cm)
Quick answer
A typical pinecone is about 3.9 inches (0.1 m) long, 2.4 inches (0.06 m) tall, and weighs roughly 1.4 ounces (0.04 kg). It fits easily in an adult palm and weighs about as much as a golf ball.
Typical figures, the same ones every comparison on the site uses; real ones vary.
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