Definition of Pineal
Pi´ne`al
a.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
a
pine
cone
;
resembling
a
pine
cone
.
Pineal gland
(Anat.)
a
glandlike
body
in
the
roof
of
the
third
ventricle
of
the
vertebrate
brain
; -
called
also
pineal
body
,
epiphysis
,
conarium
.
In
some
animals
it
is
connected
with
a
rudimentary
eye
,
the
so-called
pineal eye
,
and
in
other
animals
it
is
supposed
to
be
the
remnant
of
a
dorsal
median
eye
.
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