Pine
A pine is any conifer in the genus Pinus () of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The Plant List compiled by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accepts 126 species names of pines as current, together with 35 unresolved species and many more synonyms.
Deodar (noun)
, a type of cedar tree native to the western Himalayas.
Pine (noun)
Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
“The northern slopes were covered mainly in pine.”
Pine (noun)
Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.
Pine (noun)
The wood of this tree.
Pine (noun)
A pineapple.
Pine (noun)
A painful longing.
Pine (verb)
To feel irritated; to reflect on a problem; to think something over.
Pine (verb)
To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress; to droop.
Pine (verb)
To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
“Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone.”
Pine (verb)
To grieve or mourn for.
Pine (verb)
To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict.
Pine (noun)
an evergreen coniferous tree which has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves. Many kinds are grown for the soft timber, which is widely used for furniture and pulp, or for tar and turpentine.
Pine (noun)
used in names of coniferous trees of families other than that of the pine, e.g. Chile pine.
Pine (noun)
used in names of unrelated plants that resemble the pines in some way, e.g. ground pine, screw pine.
Pine (noun)
having the scent of pine needles
“pine potpourri”
Pine (noun)
a pineapple.
Pine (verb)
suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart
“she thinks I am pining away from love”
Pine (verb)
miss or long for
“she’s still pining for him”