pine needle

American  

noun

• pine needles
  plural

1. the needlelike leaf of a pine tree.

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pine needle British  

noun

1. any of the fine pointed leaves of a pine

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pine needles
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pine needle

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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pine needle

To help with the pine needle drop, she also advises putting it in a cooler part of your house, away from radiators or open fire.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025

Lori Greene’s land east of Charlotte has for 30 years teemed with trees planted to harvest longleaf pine needle straw.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024

Surround them with the woodsy scent of fir balsam, cedar, juniper, sap and pine needle and damp moss in these charcoal incense cones in a black tin.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

I checked the little pine needle burrows where people sometimes slept.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2020

Just as she would never align a pine needle with the leaf of a cottonwood tree, she would never put the jars of tomatoes next to the green beans.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison