ˈpīnəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, pine — more at pine
: a large and economically important genus (the type of the family Pinaceae) of coniferous trees chiefly of north temperate regions, in former classifications including pines, firs, spruces, larches and hemlocks, now restricted to the true pines, and comprising trees with primary leaves that are early deciduous, secondary needlelike leaves that are borne usually in fascicles of one to seven, and cones that consist of imbricated woody scales enclosing winged seeds