pinePINE, n. [L. pinus.] A tree of the genus Pinus, of many species, some of which furnish timber of the most valuable kind. The species which usually bear this name in the United States, are the white pine, Pinus strobus,the prince of our forests; the yellow pine, Pinus resinosa; and the pitch pine, Pinus rigida. The other species of this genus are called by other names, a fir,hemlock, larch, spruce, &c. PINE, v.i. PINE, v.t. To wear out; to make to languish. [In the transitive sense, this verb is now seldom used, and this use is improper, except by ellipsis.] PINE, n. Woe; want; penury; misery. |