pine tree

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English[edit]

a pine tree (Pinus densiflora)

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English pine tre, pynetre, pyne tree, pyn-tree, pintreow, from Old English pīntrēow (“pine tree”), also as pīnbēam (“pine tree”, literally “pine-beam”), equivalent to pine +‎ tree. Compare West Frisian pynbeam (“pinetree”), Dutch pijnboom (“pine tree”).

Noun[edit]

pine tree (plural pine trees)

  1. Any coniferous tree in the genus Pinus

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Translations[edit]

pine — see pine

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