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nounAny coniferous tree in the genus Pinus
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Origin
- Old Englishpīntrēow“pine tree”
- Middle Englishpine tre
- Englishpine tree
From Middle English pine tre, pynetre, pyne tree, pyn-tree, pintreow, from Old English pīntrēow (“pine tree”), also as pīnbēam (“pine tree”, literally “pine-beam”), equivalent to pine + tree. Compare West Frisian pynbeam (“pinetree”), Dutch pijnboom (“pine tree”).
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