red pine

noun

1. a pine, Pinus resinosa, of northeastern North America, having needles in groups of two and reddish bark.
2. the wood of this tree, valued as timber.

red pine

noun

1. a coniferous tree, Dacrydium cupressinum , of New Zealand, having narrow sharp pointed leaves: family Podocarpaceae Also calledrimu

Word History and Origins

Origin of red pine¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

It was a wide, pleasant room, built wholly of red pine, and polished as only red pine will polish.

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Dark, mist-wrapped forests of spruce and fir and red pine came down to the water on both sides.

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The Westland forest trees are mighty giants, and chief among them is the red pine or "rimu," as the Maoris call it.

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The red pine walls looked warm, and the carpeted floor was so unusual as to give one a feeling of extraordinary refinement.

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Through the red pine stems one could see the sandy soil rising and falling in low ridges, strewn with russet needles.

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