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
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Norway spruce and white pines are the best.
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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2025
Pre-dug and balled include white pine, Norway spruce, and Colorado blue spruce.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
The 240-acre park also includes a 1-mile walking trail, remains of a 19th century logging camp and a 110-year-old white pine tree, according to the Michigan History Center.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Along the route, celebrants are planting white pines, a symbol of peace to the Haudenosaunee.
—JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2025
Pre-dug and balled include white pine, Norway spruce, and Colorado blue spruce.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
The 240-acre park also includes a 1-mile walking trail, remains of a 19th century logging camp and a 110-year-old white pine tree, according to the Michigan History Center.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Along the route, celebrants are planting white pines, a symbol of peace to the Haudenosaunee.
—JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
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“White pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20pine. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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