pine
1any evergreen, conifer of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.: Compare pine family.
any of various similar coniferous trees.
the wood of the pine tree.
Informal. the pineapple.
Origin of pine
1Other words from pine
- pinelike, adjective
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Other definitions for pine (2 of 2)
to yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully (often followed by for): to pine for one's home and family.
to fail gradually in health or vitality from grief, regret, or longing (often followed by away): Separated by their families, the lovers pined away.
Archaic. to be discontented; fret.
Archaic. to suffer grief or regret over.
Archaic. painful longing.
Origin of pine
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How to use pine in a sentence
A serotinous cone, for instance, produced by certain pines, won’t free its seeds until it’s heated up.
There, sprawled out below a sandstone plateau dotted with piñon pines and juniper trees, stood the 800-year-old remains of Cliff Palace, an ancient city of the Ancestral Pueblo people.
The utility labels eucalyptus, palm, oak, pine and sycamore as riskier trees in terms of fueling wildfires.
Regulators Approve SDG&E Wildfire Plan Despite Serious Flaw | MacKenzie Elmer | September 25, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoIn the background is a thicket of tall pines, their needles forming a reddish carpet beneath.
The world’s biggest hedge fund is working from tents in the forest during the COVID pandemic | Jen Wieczner | September 21, 2020 | FortuneThe other site, in the Kootenay River valley in Idaho, is “much more boreal — pine forest and humid,” he says.
How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste? | Carolyn Beans | September 10, 2020 | Science News
Blister rust is like having the flu; the pine beetle is like fast acting leukemia.
Because this food source could abruptly disappear at any time, cutworm moths cannot be counted on to replace pine nuts.
This high-altitude pine needs to be 50-80 years old before it even begins to produce cones.
Meat, especially outside the park, is a nutritious but deadly alternative to pine nuts.
And, if these alternative foods were indeed similar in food value to pine nuts, why are the bears not already wolfing them down?
While he openeth his hands he shall rejoice: but transgressors shall pine away in the end.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAfter this it wound along on ridges and in ravines till it reached the heart of a great pine forest, where stood a saw-mill.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonThe lone pine on the stone cap of Gander Knob waved its farewell, and we clattered down the long slope into the great world.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydHow many imitators of the great manipulator have looked at this growth of pine and wondered where the old master obtained it!
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickWe have for the upper table, or front, a thin slab of wood known as pine, from a species of tree that grows all over the world.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William Petherick
British Dictionary definitions for pine (1 of 3)
/ (paɪn) /
any evergreen resinous coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, of the N hemisphere, with long needle-shaped leaves and brown cones: family Pinaceae: See also longleaf pine, nut pine, pitch pine, Scots pine
any other tree or shrub of the family Pinaceae
the wood of any of these trees
any of various similar but unrelated plants, such as ground pine and screw pine
Origin of pine
1British Dictionary definitions for pine (2 of 3)
/ (paɪn) /
(intr; often foll by for or an infinitive) to feel great longing or desire; yearn
(intr often foll by away) to become ill, feeble, or thin through worry, longing, etc
(tr) archaic to mourn or grieve for
Origin of pine
2British Dictionary definitions for Pine (3 of 3)
/ (paɪn) /
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