How to pronounce “pine cone” in English

What about the pine cone?

And in each one, a huge Podocarpus trained to perfect giant pine cone if you will.

So if think of cone, for instance, it's the wrong one-- because pine cone, but not sauce cone.

I mean-- well, if it's universally known, yes, I can use the pine cone gesture to guard against-- to make you feel I'm guarding you against evil spirits.