pine tree

English

a pine tree (Pinus densiflora)

Alternative forms

• pine-tree, pinetree

Etymology

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

pine tree (plural pine trees)

1. Any coniferous tree in the genus Pinus

Synonyms

• pine

Hypernyms

• tree

Translations

pine — see pine

References

• pine tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• perentie