Pignoli are pine nuts that have lent themselves to culinary uses as far back as the Roman Empire.Pignoli are naked seeds harvested from the scales of the cones produced by the Italian Stone Pine tree.The Italian Stone Pine and other pine nut-producing trees are ________ from kingdom Plantae.

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Pignoli are pine nuts that have lent themselves to culinary uses as far back as the Roman Empire.Pignoli are naked seeds harvested from the scales of the cones produced by the Italian Stone Pine tree.The Italian Stone Pine and other pine nut-producing trees are ________ from kingdom Plantae.

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The term "naked seeds" and the mention of cones produced by the tree indicate that the Italian Stone Pine and other pine nut-producing trees are gymnosperms, which have seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary. Angiosperms, by contrast, produce seeds that are enclosed in an ovary and later enclosed in a fruit. Bryophytes (such as mosses) and cycads are not known for producing pine nuts.

Pignoli Are Pine Nuts That Have Lent Themselves to Culinary