pine tree

Meaning

Any coniferous tree in the genus Pinus

Synonyms

pine

true pine

conifer

pitch pine

pine-tree

Scotch pine

Scots pine

Scotch fir

soledad pine

fir

Translations

pin

pino

pinheiro

pino

pinus

pijnboom

pi

taeda

Pinus

Callitris

den

dennenboom

ocote

piñón

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pine tre

Inherited from Old English: pīntrēow

Cognate with Western Frisian: pynbeam

Cognate with Dutch: pijnboom

In summary

From Middle English pine tre, pynetre, pyne tree, pyn-tree, pintreow, from Old English pīntrēow (“pine tree”), also as pīnbēam (“pine tree”, literally “pine-beam”), equivalent to pine + tree. Compare West Frisian pynbeam (“pinetree”), Dutch pijnboom (“pine tree”).