noun
pine
PYNE/paɪn/
An evergreen conifer with needles and woody cones.
The pine bears bundles of long needles and woody cones.
Etymology
Latin pinus named a pine or fir tree. English pine continues this tree-name, now used for the needle-bearing, cone-producing trees of the genus Pinus.
In context
now look at this pine tree the gymnos sperms like Pine and other conifers reproduce using their cones if the pollen lands on a female cone then the female cone will produce seeds
More examples
- Tall pines shade the trail through the forest.
- We planted a pine near the back fence.
- The shelves are made of pale pine.
Forms
pine · pines
Similar words
- conifer
- A broader term that also includes firs and spruces.
- evergreen
- Includes any plant that keeps its leaves throughout the year.