pine family

noun

1. the plant family Pinaceae, characterized by mostly evergreen, resinous trees having narrow, often needlelike leaves, male flowers in catkinlike clusters, and scaly female flowers that develop into fruit in the form of a woody cone, and including cedar (genus Cedrus ), fir, hemlock, larch, pine, and spruce.

Example Sentences

Alerce, a-lers′, n. the wood of the sandarac-tree: the Chilian Arbor vit—both of the pine family.

From Project Gutenberg

The delight with which trees hang out their new little tassels every year is one of the charms of "the pine family."

From Project Gutenberg

Some members of the Pine Family endure fire much better than others.

From Project Gutenberg

The Austrian pine and the Scotch pine are welcome additions to our own pine family.

From Project Gutenberg

When the little seed awoke, it wore the green dress of the pine family.

From Project Gutenberg