Definition of pine
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
2
: the straight-grained white or yellow usually durable and resinous wood of a pine varying from extreme softness in the white pine to hardness in the longleaf pine
3
: any of various Australian coniferous trees (as of the genera Callitris or Araucaria)
4
: pineapple
5
: bench sense 1c
pine
verb
pined; pining
Definition of pine (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to lose vigor, health, or flesh (as through grief) : languish
2
: to yearn intensely and persistently especially for something unattainable
they still pined for their lost wealth
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The first known use of pine was before the 12th century
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