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noun
- 1. an evergreen coniferous tree that has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves. Many kinds are grown for their soft timber, which is widely used for furniture and pulp, or for tar and turpentine.
- 2. a pineapple. informal West Indian
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The meaning of PINE is any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals. How to use pine in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pine.
PINE definition: 1. an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows in cooler areas of the world…. Learn more.
Pine definition: any evergreen, conifer of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.. See examples of PINE used in a sentence.
noun. a coniferous tree. synonyms: pine tree, true pine. see more. noun. straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus. see more. verb. have a desire for something or someone who is not present. synonyms: ache, languish, yearn, yen. see more. Pronunciation. US. /paɪn/ UK. /paɪn/
1. Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Pinus, having fascicles of needle-shaped leaves and producing woody seed-bearing cones. These trees are widely cultivated for ornament and shade and for their timber and resinous sap, which yields turpentine and pine tar. 2. Any of various other coniferous trees, such as the Norfolk Island pine. 3.
PINE meaning: 1 : a tree that has long, thin needles instead of leaves and that stays green throughout the year; 2 : the wood of a pine tree that is often used to make furniture
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus (/ ˈpaɪnəs /) [1] of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. World Flora Online accepts 187 species names of pines as current, with additional synonyms, making it the largest family among the conifers. [2] .
