pinery

[ pahy-nuh-ree ]

/ ˈpaɪ nə ri /

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noun, plural pin·er·ies.

a place in which pineapples are grown.

a forest or grove of pine trees.

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Origin of pinery

First recorded in 1750–60; pine¹ + -ery

Words nearby pinery

pine mouse, pinene, pine needle, pine nut, Pinero, pinery, Pines, pinesap, pine siskin, pine snake, pine straw

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How to use pinery in a sentence

Ntsih in the third verse signifies pinery, from nts, pine, but is figuratively used to denote a forest of any kind.
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees|James Mooney
We travelled diligently along a rough mountainous path, across a sterile tract called the Pinery.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
It is ten minutes walk from the Pinery to our house, but you can run it in five.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908|Lucy Maud Montgomery
I'll lock the library up and fortunately there are no fiddles at the Pinery.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908|Lucy Maud Montgomery

Our trail carried us across the succession of elevated and arid ridges called the Pinery.
Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for pinery

pinery

/ (ˈpaɪnərɪ) /

noun plural -neries

a place, esp a hothouse, where pineapples are grown

a forest of pine trees, esp one cultivated for timber

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