I. ˈpēˌnīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: German pinit, from the Pini mine, Saxony, Germany + German -it -ite
: a compact mineral of a dull grayish, green, or brownish color that is essentially muscovite derived from the alteration of other minerals (as cordierite)
II. ˈpīˌnīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Pinites, form genus of fossil pines, from Pinus + -ites
: a fossil wood referred to the family Pinaceae (as to the form genera Pinites and Pinoxylon ) and usually resembling that of the recent pines