conarion

English

Alternative forms

• conarium

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κωνάριον (kōnárion), diminutive of κῶνος (kônos, “pine cone, pine nut”).

Noun

conarion

1. (obsolete) pineal gland.
   • 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book I, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 33:

     "Is it themselves, or the Brain, or that particular piece of the Brain they call the Conarion or Pine-kernel?"

Anagrams

• Croonian, Orinocan