pine

pine
pine1
noun
1》 (also pine tree) an evergreen coniferous tree having clusters of long needle-shaped leaves, grown for its soft wood or for tar and turpentine. [Genus Pinus: many species.]
    ↘used in names of coniferous trees of other families, e.g. Chile pine.
2》 used in names of unrelated plants that resemble the pines in some way, e.g. screw pine.
Derivatives
pinery noun
piny (also piney) adjective
Origin
OE, from L. pinus, reinforced in ME by OFr. pin.
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pine2
verb suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of sorrow.
↘(pine for) miss and long for the return of.
Origin
OE pīnian '(cause to) suffer', of Gmc origin; ult. based on L. poena 'punishment'.

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  • Pine — Pine, v. i. 1. To suffer; to be afflicted. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anexiety of mind; to droop; often used with away. The roses wither and the lilies pine. Tickell. [1913 Webster] 3.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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