Definition of Pineta

1. Noun. (plural of pinetum) ¹

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Definition of Pineta

1. pinetum [n] - See also: pinetum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pineta

pinenchyma
pinene
pinenes
pinenut
pinenuts
pineoblastoma
pineoblastomas
pineoblastomata
pineocytoma
pineries
pinery
pines
pinesap
pinesaps
pinest
pineta (current term)
pineth
pinetum
pinetums
pineweed
pinewood
pinewoods
piney
pineyard
pineyards
pinfall
pinfalls
pinfeather
pinfeathered
pinfeathers

Literary usage of Pineta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Proper Names and Notable Matters in the Works of Dante by Paget Jackson Toynbee (1898)
"pineta, the celebrated pine-forest of Ravenna ; mentioned in connexion with the sough of the wind in the trees when the scirocco is blowing, Purg. xxviii. ..."

2. Saunterings by Charles Dudley Warner (1900)
"DOWN TO THE pineta. "VFTE drove three miles beyond the city, to th« W Church of St. Apollinare in Classe, a lonely edifice in a waste of marsh, ..."

3. Italy Under Victor Emmanuel: A Personal Narrative by Carlo Arrivabene (1862)
"... Antagonism— Garibaldi resigns the command of the Tuscan Army—The " pineta " of Ravenna—A sad Story—Garibaldi's Visit to the Grave of his Wife. ..."

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