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- (pīn) [L. pinus] 1. any tree of the genus Pinus. 2. any of numerous other coniferous trees.
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pine — pine1 pinelike, adj. /puyn/, n. 1. any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Cf. pine family. 2. any of various similar coniferous… … Universalium
pine — pine1 [paın] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Latin; Origin: pinus] 1.) [U and C] also pine tree a tall tree with long hard sharp leaves that do not fall off in winter ▪ an ancient pine forest 2.) [U] the pale wood of pine trees, used to make furniture,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pine — pine1 [ paın ] noun * 1. ) pine or pine tree count a tall tree with thin sharp leaves called needles that do not fall off in winter, and hard brown fruits called cones 2. ) uncount the wood of a pine tree: a table made of solid pine pine… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pine — pine1 noun 1》 (also pine tree) an evergreen coniferous tree having clusters of long needle shaped leaves, grown for its soft wood or for tar and turpentine. [Genus Pinus: many species.] ↘used in names of coniferous trees of other families,… … English new terms dictionary
pine´like´ — pine1 «pyn», noun. 1. a) a tree bearing woody cones and clusters of evergreen leaves shaped like needles that grow out from temporary scalelike leaves. The various kinds of pine make up a genus of the pine family. Many kinds are valuable for… … Useful english dictionary
pinaster — or cluster pine [pī nas′tər, pinas′tər] n. 〚L, wild pine < pinus,PINE1〛 a Mediterranean pine (Pinus pinaster) with paired needles and prickly cones * * * pi·nas·ter (pī năsʹtər) n. A Mediterranean pine tree (Pinus pinaster) having a… … Universalium
Pine County, Minnesota — Infobox U.S. County county = Pine County state = Minnesota founded year = 1856 [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No32.htm] founded date = March 1 seat wl = Pine City largest city wl = Pine City area total sq mi = 1435 area total… … Wikipedia
Pine City, Minnesota — Infobox Settlement official name = Pine City, Minnesota settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = Downtown Pine City seen from the Snake River image image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in the state of… … Wikipedia
Leslie Pine — Leslie Gilbert Pine (22 December 1907 May 15 1987) was a British author, lecturer, and researcher in the areas of genealogy, nobility, history, heraldry and animal welfare.ref|ancestry3 He was born in 1907 in Bristol, Avon County, England and… … Wikipedia
Pokegama, Minnesota — Pokegama is a small unincorporated community within Pokegama Township,Pine County, Minnesota, United States, along the Pokegama Lake. Its name in Ojibwe is Bakegamaang , meaning at the side lake , referring to Pokegama Lake s position to the… … Wikipedia
