n.
Pronunciation: ' p ī n
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English p ī n, from Latin pinus; probably akin to Greek pitys pine
Date: before 12th century
1 : any of a genus ( Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
2 : the straight-grained white or yellow usually durable and resinous wood of a pine varying from extreme softness in the white pine to hardness in the longleaf pine
3 : any of various Australian coniferous trees (as of the genera Callitris or Araucaria )
4 : PINEAPPLE
5 : BENCH 1C
– pin · ey also piny \ ' p ī -n ē \ adjective