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   Pine

   /pīn/

   

   noun

   • 1. an evergreen coniferous tree that has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves. Many kinds are grown for their soft timber, which is widely used for furniture and pulp, or for tar and turpentine.
   • ▪ used in names of coniferous trees of other families, e.g., Norfolk Island pine.
   • ▪ used in names of unrelated plants that resemble the pines in some way, e.g., ground pine.
   • ▪ having the scent of pine needles: "a pine potpourri"
   • 2. a pineapple. informal West Indian

   Word Origin Old English, from Latin pinus, reinforced in Middle English by Old French pin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pinery noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • P

     3

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

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