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pinery

noun
pin·ery | \ˈpī-nə-rē, ˈpīn-rē\
plural pineries

Definition of pinery 

1 : a hothouse or area where pineapples are grown

2 : a grove or forest of pine

First Known Use of pinery

1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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