Found 3 hits - Term: nut pine, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
nut \nut\ nu^t, n. oe. nute, note, as. hnutu; akin to d.
noot, g. nuss, ohg. nuz, icel. hnot, sw. n"ot, dan.
n"od.
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1. bot. the fruit of certain trees and shrubs as of the
almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc., consisting
of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel.
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2. a perforated block usually a small piece of metal,
provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on
a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or
for transmitting motion. see illust. of 1st bolt.
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3. the tumbler of a gunlock. --knight.
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4. naut. a projection on each side of the shank of an
anchor, to secure the stock in place.
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5. pl. testicles. vulgar slang
pjc
check nut, jam nut, lock nut, a nut which is screwed up
tightly against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in
order to prevent accidental unscrewing of the first nut.
nut buoy. see under buoy.
nut coal, screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal
and larger than pea coal; -- called also chestnut coal.
nut crab zool., any leucosoid crab of the genus ebalia
as, ebalia tuberosa of europe.
nut grass bot., see nut grass in the vocabulary.
nut lock, a device, as a metal plate bent up at the
corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by
jarring.
nut pine. bot. see under pine.
nut rush bot., a genus of cyperaceous plants scleria
having a hard bony achene. several species are found in
the united states and many more in tropical regions.
nut tree, a tree that bears nuts.
nut weevil zool., any species of weevils of the genus
balaninus and other allied genera, which in the larval
state live in nuts.
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see also:
bolt check nut jam nut lock nut nut buoy buoy
nut coal chestnut coal nut crab ebalia ebalia tuberosa
nut grass nut grass nut lock nut pine pine
nut rush scleria nut tree nut weevil balaninus
- [2] : 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.
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2. the wood of the pine tree.
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3. a pineapple.
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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.
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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
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
nut pine
n : any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds
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