pine1

noun

• 1 (also pine tree) 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. Compare with fir.

  • Genus Pinus, family Pinaceae: many species, including the Scots pine and stone pine
• used in names of coniferous trees of families other than that of the pine, e.g. Chile pine.
• used in names of unrelated plants that resemble the pines in some way, e.g. ground pine, screw pine.
• [as modifier] having the scent of pine needles:pine potpourri

• 2 informal, chiefly West Indian a pineapple.