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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pine \pine\, n. as. pimacn, l. pinus.
1. bot. any tree of the coniferous genus pinus. see
pinus.
1913 webster
note: there are about twenty-eight species in the united
states, of which the white pine pinus strobus,
the georgia pine pinus australis, the red pine
pinus resinosa, and the great west coast sugar
pine pinus lambertiana are among the most
valuable. the scotch pine or fir, also called
norway or riga pine pinus sylvestris, is the
only british species. the nut pine is any pine tree,
or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. see
pinon.
1913 webster the spruces, firs, larches, and true
cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now
commonly assigned to other genera.
1913 webster
2. the wood of the pine tree.
1913 webster
3. a pineapple.
1913 webster
ground pine. bot. see under ground.
norfolk island pine bot., a beautiful coniferous tree,
the araucaria excelsa.
pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. southern u.s.
pine borer zool., any beetle whose larvae bore into
pine trees.
pine finch. zool. see pinefinch, in the vocabulary.
pine grosbeak zool., a large grosbeak pinicola
enucleator, which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. the adult male is more or less tinged with
red.
pine lizard zool., a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard sceloporus undulatus, native of the middle
states; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and
alligator.
pine marten. zool.
a a european weasel mustela martes, called also
sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten.
b the american sable. see sable.
pine moth zool., any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus retinia, whose larvae
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.
pine mouse zool., an american wild mouse arvicola
pinetorum, native of the middle states. it lives in pine
forests.
pine needle bot., one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. see pinus.
pine-needle wool. see pine wool below.
pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
pine snake zool., a large harmless north american snake
pituophis melanoleucus. it is whitish, covered with
brown blotches having black margins. called also bull
snake. the western pine snake pituophis sayi is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
pine tree bot., a tree of the genus pinus; pine.
pine-tree money, money coined in massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree. the most noted variety is the pine
tree shilling.
pine weevil zool., any one of numerous species of weevils
whose larvae bore in the wood of pine trees. several
species are known in both europe and america, belonging to
the genera pissodes, hylobius, etc.
pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. it is prepared on a large scale in some of the
southern united states, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and pine-wood
wool.
1913 webster
see also:
pinus white pine pinus strobus georgia pine pinus australis red pine
pinus resinosa sugar pine pinus lambertiana scotch pine fir
norway riga pine pinus sylvestris nut pine pinon
ground pine ground norfolk island pine araucaria excelsa pine barren
pine borer pine finch pinefinch pine grosbeak pinicola enucleator
pine lizard sceloporus undulatus swift brown scorpion alligator
pine marten mustela martes sweet marten yellow-breasted marten sable
pine moth retinia pine mouse arvicola pinetorum pine needle
pine-needle wool pine wool pine oil pine snake pituophis melanoleucus
bull snake pituophis sayi pine tree pine-tree money pine tree shilling
pine weevil pissodes hylobius pine-needle wool pine-wood wool
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fir \fir\ f~er, n. dan. fyr, fyrr; akin to sw. furu, icel.
fura, as. furh in furhwudu fir wood, g. f"ohre, ohg. forha
pine, vereheih a sort of oak, l. quercus oak. bot.
a genus abies of coniferous trees, often of large size
and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and
others for their resin. the species are distinguished as the
balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir, etc. the
scotch fir is a pinus.
1913 webster
note: fir in the bible means any one of several coniferous
trees, including, cedar, cypress, and probably three
species of pine. --j. d. hooker.
1913 webster
see also:
abies balsam fir silver fir red fir pinus
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
fir
n 1: nonresinous wood of a fir tree
2: any of various evergreen trees of the genus abies; chiefly
of upland areas syn: fir tree, true fir
see also:
fir tree true fir
- [4] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
fir
fast irda irda
- [5] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
fir
finite impulse response dsp
- [6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
fir
1. finite impulse response filter.
2. fast infrared. infrared standard from irda,
part of irda data. fir supports synchronous
communications at 4 mbps and 1.115 mbps?, at a distance of
up to 1 metre.
1999-10-14
see also:
finite impulse response infrared irda irda data synchronous
- [7] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
fir
the uniform rendering in the authorized version marg. r.v.,
"cypress" of _berosh_ 2 sam. 6:5; 1 kings 5:8, 10; 6:15, 34;
9:11, etc., a lofty tree isa. 55:13 growing on lebanon
37:24. its wood was used in making musical instruments and
doors of houses, and for ceilings 2 chr. 3:5, the decks of
ships ezek. 27:5, floorings and spear-shafts nah. 2:3, r.v..
the true fir abies is not found in palestine, but the pine
tree, of which there are four species, is common.
the precise kind of tree meant by the "green fir tree" hos.
14:8 is uncertain. some regard it as the sherbin tree, a
cypress resembling the cedar; others, the aleppo or maritime
pine pinus halepensis, which resembles the scotch fir; while
others think that the "stone-pine" pinus pinea is probably
meant. see pine.
see also:
pine
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