pine

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a coniferous tree
  2. noun straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus
  3. verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present

Etymology

From Middle English pyne, from Old English *pīne, from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā, from Latin pīnus, see there for more. Doublet of pinus. Possibly related to fat.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pine tree, true pine

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