| In Greek legend the evergreen pine tree is sacred to the goat god Dionysus, and the pine cone, a phallic symbol of eternity, immortality and rebirth. |
| Biting off a pine cone, the chickaree dropped it squarely on the man's face. |
| I bit into the apple, resettling more comfortably, pulling a pine cone out from behind my back and tossing it a few feet away. |
| Fibonacci numbers come up surprisingly often in nature, from the number of petals in various flowers to the number of scales along a spiral row in a pine cone. |
| Garcia's opening drive finished against a pine cone and close to a tree, but more importantly behind a sponsor's sign. |
| At low elevations, charred trunks today stand sentinel on steep slopes where fire burned very hot, consuming every needle and pine cone. |
