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Noun: pine  pIn
  1. A coniferous tree
    "The Ponderosa pine is a large species of pine tree native to western North America";
    - pine tree, true pine
     
  2. Straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
    "Pine is commonly used for furniture and construction"
Verb: pine  pIn
  1. Have a desire for something or someone who is not present
    "I am pining for my lover";
    - ache, yearn, yen

Derived forms: pining, pines, pined

Type of: conifer, coniferous tree, hanker, long, pant [informal], wood, yearn

Part of: genus Pinus, Pinus

Encyclopedia: Pine, Missouri