often attributive
1
: any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
2
: the straight-grained white or yellow usually durable and resinous wood of a pine varying from extreme softness in the white pine to hardness in the longleaf pine
3
: any of various Australian coniferous trees (as of the genera Callitris or Araucaria)
4
5
pined; pining
1
: to lose vigor, health, or flesh (as through grief) : languish
2
: to yearn intensely and persistently especially for something unattainable
they still pined for their lost wealth
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Verb
pining for a house in the mountains
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Nov. 2024
Southwest: Pinyon pine (Pinus edulis) and Creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
5.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
John Frank, Axios, 29 Sep. 2024
That’s to say, the track – poetic, intimate, pining – transports you back to life’s early romances: carefree and all-consuming, pregnant with the unspoken absence of forever.
—Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2024
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Noun
While Austin has few pines, firs or spruces, many of its trees and shrubs remain green through winter.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Nov. 2024
Southwest: Pinyon pine (Pinus edulis) and Creosote bush (Larrea tridentata)
5.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
In Colorado Springs, visit Cheyenne Mountain State Park where prairie grasses give way to Gambel oaks and finally to pine trees at the upper reaches.
—John Frank, Axios, 29 Sep. 2024
That’s to say, the track – poetic, intimate, pining – transports you back to life’s early romances: carefree and all-consuming, pregnant with the unspoken absence of forever.
—Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pine. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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pine
1 of 2 verb
pined; pining
1
: to lose energy, health, or weight through grief, worry, or distress
pine away
2
: to long for very much
pine
2 of 2 noun1
: any of a genus of evergreen trees that have narrow needles for leaves, cones, and wood ranging from very soft to hard and that include valuable timber trees as well as many ornamentals
2
: the white or yellow wood of a pine
piney
adjective
also piny
ˈpī-nē
Medical Definition
pine
1 of 2 noun
: any tree of the genus Pinus
pine
2 of 2 noun
: a dietary deficiency disease of sheep or cattle marked by anemia, malnutrition, and general debility
specifically
: such a disease due to cobalt deficiency compare morton mains disease
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