Definition of pinus

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Pinus (n.) A large genus of evergreen coniferous trees, mostly found in the northern hemisphere. The genus formerly included the firs, spruces, larches, and hemlocks, but is now limited to those trees which have the primary leaves of the branchlets reduced to mere scales, and the secondary ones (pine needles) acicular, and usually in fascicles of two to seven. See Pine..

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Lupine :: Lupine (n.) A leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus, especially L. albus, the seeds of which have been used for food from ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United States is L. perennis. There are many species in California..
Pinite :: Pinite (n.) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus Lambertina). It is isomeric with, and resembles, quercite..
Siskin :: Siskin (n.) A small green and yellow European finch (Spinus spinus, or Carduelis spinus); -- called also aberdevine..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A large, California rock fish (Sebastodes paucispinus); -- called also boccaccio, and merou..
Baya :: Baya (n.) The East Indian weaver bird (Ploceus Philippinus).
Tamarack :: Tamarack (n.) The black pine (Pinus Murrayana) of Alaska, California, etc. It is a small tree with fine-grained wood..
Pinus :: Pinus (n.) A large genus of evergreen coniferous trees, mostly found in the northern hemisphere. The genus formerly included the firs, spruces, larches, and hemlocks, but is now limited to those trees which have the primary leaves of the branchlets reduced to mere scales, and the secondary ones (pine needles) acicular, and usually in fascicles of two to seven. See Pine..
Saibling :: Saibling (n.) A European mountain trout (Salvelinus alpinus); -- called also Bavarian charr.
Lupinine :: Lupinine (n.) An alkaloid found in several species of lupine (Lupinus luteus, L. albus, etc.), and extracted as a bitter crystalline substance..
Slash Pine :: Slash pine () A kind of pine tree (Pinus Cubensis) found in Southern Florida and the West Indies; -- so called because it grows in slashes..
Goldfinch :: Goldfinch (n.) A small American finch (Spinus tristis); the thistle bird.
Sylvicoline :: Sylvic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, pine or its products; specifically, designating an acid called also abeitic acid, which is the chief ingredient of common resin (obtained from Pinus sylvestris, and other species)..
Aber-de-vine :: Aber-de-vine (n.) The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch..
Siskin :: Siskin (n.) The American pinefinch (S. pinus); -- called also pine siskin. See Pinefinch.
Pine :: Pine (n.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus.
Abietene :: Abietene (n.) A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (Pinus sabiniana) of California.
Needle :: Needle (n.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine trees. See Pinus.
Pinefinch :: Pinefinch (n.) A small American bird (Spinus, / Chrysomitris, spinus); -- called also pine siskin, and American siskin..
Pinaster :: Pinaster (n.) A species of pine (Pinus Pinaster) growing in Southern Europe.
Fir :: Fir (n.) A genus (Abies) of coniferous trees, often of large size and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir, etc. The Scotch fir is a Pinus..
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