white pine

noun

1

a

: a tall-growing pine (Pinus strobus) of eastern North America with long needles in clusters of five

called also eastern white pine

b

: any of several pines that resemble the white pine especially in having needles in bundles of five

2

: the wood of a white pine and especially of the eastern white pine

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

At Christmastime, thick swags of white pine and arborvitae string along the entire length of the porch, with the occasional pair of galvanized bells tucked in for punctuation. —Shaila Wunderlich, Country Living, 3 Jan. 2023

There was a white pine in a weeping formation; a pine with needles that were curly rather than straight. —Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2022

He’s done this by cutting away competitors, and planting other climate change-tolerant species such as white pine, to restore this land to the forest that would have existed prior to colonization. —Moira Donovan, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2022

The white pine cone and tassel is Maine's state flower. —Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2023

The greatest threat to whitebark pine trees in the American West is white pine blister rust, a nonnative fungal disease. —Michael Kohn | The Bulletin, oregonlive, 15 Dec. 2022

Lush swags and wreaths of white pine go unadorned over the original oak mantel and period-appropriate double-hung six-over-six windows. —Shaila Wunderlich, Country Living, 3 Jan. 2023

Fraser fir, white pine, any variety will do, just as long as they aren’t painted and all the tinsel and decorations have been removed. —Peter Krouse, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2022

The white pine, pictured above, was the first tree to fully repopulate, and by 1952, forest cover had increased by 70 percent--and still continues to grow. —Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010

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Word History

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

white pine

noun

: a tall-growing pine of eastern North America with long needles in clusters of five

also : its wood