Conifer nuts are the edible seeds of conifers. The most notable of these are pine nuts (family Pinaceae), but also include Araucaria nuts (family Araucariaceae) and Torreya nuts (Family Taxaceae). If gnetophytes are nested within the conifers, this group would also include melinjo (Gnetum gnemon) nuts and the seeds of other Gnetum species. As all come from gymnosperms, these are only nuts in a culinary sense, not in a botanical sense.

Pine nuts

Araucaria nuts

Torreya nuts

Torreya grandis, Torreya nucifera, Torreya californica, Torreya taxifolia (edible but not typically eaten due to being critically endangered)

Gnetum nuts

Gnetum gnemon, Gnetum africanum, Gnetum macrostachyum, Gnetum edule

See also Conifer cone Pinyon pine#Food

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