pinery

[ pahy-nuh-ree ]

noun

, plural pin·er·ies.

1. a place in which pineapples are grown.
2. a forest or grove of pine trees.

pinery

/ ˈpaɪnərɪ /

noun

1. a place, esp a hothouse, where pineapples are grown
2. a forest of pine trees, esp one cultivated for timber

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinery¹

First recorded in 1750–60; pine ¹ + -ery

Example Sentences

Ntsih in the third verse signifies pinery, from nts, pine, but is figuratively used to denote a forest of any kind.

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We travelled diligently along a rough mountainous path, across a sterile tract called the Pinery.

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It is ten minutes walk from the Pinery to our house, but you can run it in five.

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I'll lock the library up and fortunately there are no fiddles at the Pinery.

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Our trail carried us across the succession of elevated and arid ridges called the Pinery.

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