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(also pine tree)

An evergreen coniferous tree which has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves. Many kinds are grown for the soft timber, which is widely used for furniture and pulp, or for tar and turpentine.

Compare with fir

Genus Pinus, family Pinaceae: many species, including the Scots pine and stone pine

‘Hollyhock landed in a low branch of a pine tree, and dangled there as she tried to find a way to get down.’

More example sentences ‘He apparently struck a pine tree on the edge of a wheat field before crashing into the field at a steep angle, LaRoche said.’

‘Holly leaned back on a pine tree, and thought about their problem.’

‘The next morning found Saoirse, sitting under a pine tree with a pile of potatoes and a rough knife in her hand.’

‘While we don't find fossils of the Wollemi pine tree and humans together, we do know they live together - because both are alive today.’

‘Viewing the figure of a tall pine tree standing at the peak of Huangshan Mountain near the scenic spot of Meng Bi Sheng Hua, who would suspect that it was plastic?’

‘In Wang's paper cutting works, one can find the style of traditional Chinese painting, such as the hill in the distance and a pine tree standing beside the a river.’

‘Unlike the pine tree, which stood erect and broke before the storm, the willow yielded to the weight of snow on its branches, but did not break under it.’

‘He strung it up by its ankles from the branch of a pine tree, placed a five gallon pickle bucket under its snout, and deftly sliced open its jugular veins.’

‘Jade put her hand over her eyes to shield them from the sun and saw, true to Lanyon's word, that there was a large castle sitting on a hill past a large pine tree.’

‘This was the most attractive man she'd ever seen in her life, and she just met him under a pine tree seeking shelter from a torrential downpour.’

‘He used his strength against mine and pulled me successfully through the window and into the tall pine tree beside Josie's window.’

‘I even discovered a large pine tree from a neighborhood behind the car shop; it seemed like the new place where all the birds had gone.’

‘Together, they took a seat under the dry cover of a pine tree.’

‘The result was very helpful, but I wasted three hours climbing around in a pine tree trying to retrieve the damned parachute.’

‘Keeping incredibly low, we wiggled our way through the trees, passing just below the drooping branches of a large pine tree.’

‘Its araucaria pines, villages dotted with conical-roofed ‘fare’ ceremonial houses and balmy waters are the stuff of postcards.’

‘For example, when Czech designer Josef Halda created Mineo's crevice garden, he planted several dwarf mugho pines (Pinus mugo mugo).’

‘The interior landscape is planted with Korean pines 50 to 65 feet in height.’

‘The money will be used to plant Korean pine, a native species that produces nuts eaten by tiger prey in the forests of the Russian Far East.’