Definition of Pine

1. Noun. A coniferous tree.

Exact synonyms: Pine Tree, True Pine
Group relationships: Genus Pinus, Pinus
Specialized synonyms: Pinon, Pinyon, Pinus Glabra, Spruce Pine, Black Pine, Pinus Nigra, Northern Pitch Pine, Pinus Rigida, Pitch Pine, Pinus Serotina, Pond Pine, European Nut Pine, Pinus Pinea, Stone Pine, Umbrella Pine, Arolla Pine, Cembra Nut Tree, Pinus Cembra, Swiss Pine, Swiss Stone Pine, Dwarf Mountain Pine, Mountain Pine, Mugho Pine, Mugo Pine, Pinus Mugo, Swiss Mountain Pine, Ancient Pine, Pinus Longaeva, White Pine, Yellow Pine, Black Pine, Jeffrey Pine, Jeffrey's Pine, Pinus Jeffreyi, Lodgepole, Lodgepole Pine, Pinus Contorta, Shore Pine, Spruce Pine, Pinus Contorta Murrayana, Sierra Lodgepole Pine, Frankincense Pine, Loblolly Pine, Pinus Taeda, Jack Pine, Pinus Banksiana, Swamp Pine, Canadian Red Pine, Pinus Resinosa, Red Pine, Pinus Sylvestris, Scotch Fir, Scotch Pine, Scots Pine, Jersey Pine, Pinus Virginiana, Scrub Pine, Virginia Pine, Monterey Pine, Pinus Radiata, Bristlecone Pine, Pinus Aristata, Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine, Hickory Pine, Pinus Pungens, Prickly Pine, Table-mountain Pine, Knobcone Pine, Pinus Attenuata, Japanese Red Pine, Japanese Table Pine, Pinus Densiflora, Black Pine, Japanese Black Pine, Pinus Thunbergii, Grey-leaf Pine, Pinus Torreyana, Sabine Pine, Soledad Pine, Torrey Pine, Torrey's Pine
Terms within: Pinecone
Generic synonyms: Conifer, Coniferous Tree

2. Verb. Have a desire for something or someone who is not present. "I am pining for my lover"
Exact synonyms: Ache, Languish, Yearn, Yen
Specialized synonyms: Die
Generic synonyms: Hanker, Long, Yearn
Derivative terms: Pining, Yearner, Yearning, Yen

3. Noun. Straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus.
Substance meronyms: Pine Tree, True Pine
Specialized synonyms: Knotty Pine, White Pine, Yellow Pine
Generic synonyms: Wood

Definition of Pine

1. n. Woe; torment; pain.

2. v. t. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict.

3. v. i. To suffer; to be afflicted.

4. n. Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus.

Definition of Pine

1. to yearn intensely [v PINED, PINING, PINES]

Medical Definition of Pine

1. 1. Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus. There are about twenty-eight species in the United States, of which the white pine (P. Strobus), the Georgia pine (P. Australis), the red pine (P. Resinosa), and the great West Coast sugar pine (P. Lambertiana) are among the most valuable. The Scotch pine or fir, also called Norway or Riga pine (Pinus sylvestris), is the only British species. The nut pine is any pine tree, or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See Pinon. The spruces, firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other genera. 2. The wood of the pine tree. 3. A pineapple. Ground pine. Any one of numerous species of weevils whose larvae bore in the wood of pine trees. Several species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc. Pine wool, a fibre obtained from pine needles by steaming them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic arts. Synonym: pine-needle wool, and pine-wood wool. Origin: AS. Pin, L. Pinus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pine

pindarees
pindari
Pindaric
Pindaric ode
pindaris
Pindborg
Pindborg tumour
pinder
pinders
pindling
pindolol
pindolol
pindown
pindowns
pine (current term)
pine (current term)
pine-barren sandwort
pine-crowned
pine-needle oil
pine-tar rag
pine-weed
pineal
pineal
pinealectomies
pinealectomize
pinealectomized
pinealectomizes
pinealectomy
pinealectomy
pinealocyte

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