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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.
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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
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
red \red\, a. compar. redder -d?r; superl. reddest. oe.
red, reed, as. re'ad, re'od; akin to os. r=od, ofries.
r=ad, d. rood, g. roht, rot, ohg. r=ot, dan. sw.
r"od, icel. rauethr, rj=oethr, goth. r'auds, w.
rhudd, armor. ruz, ir. gael. ruadh, l. ruber, rufus, gr.
'eryqro`s, skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. l. rutilus. root113.
cf. erysipelas, rouge, rubric, ruby, ruddy,
russet, rust.
of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of
the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar
spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. "fresh
flowers, white and reede." --chaucer.
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your color, i warrant you, is as red as any rose.
--shak.
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note: red is a general term, including many different shades
or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,
and the like.
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note: red is often used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,
red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,
red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.
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red admiral zool., a beautiful butterfly vanessa
atalanta common in both europe and america. the front
wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. the larva
feeds on nettles. called also atalanta butterfly, and
nettle butterfly.
red ant. zool.
a a very small ant myrmica molesta which often infests
houses.
b a larger reddish ant formica sanguinea, native of
europe and america. it is one of the slave-making
species.
red antimony min., kermesite. see kermes mineral
b, under kermes.
red ash bot., an american tree fraxinus pubescens,
smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.
--cray.
red bass. zool. see redfish
d .
red bay bot., a tree persea caroliniensis having the
heartwood red, found in swamps in the southern united
states.
red beard zool., a bright red sponge microciona
prolifera, common on oyster shells and stones. local,
u.s.
red birch bot., a species of birch betula nigra
having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored
wood. --gray.
red blindness. med. see daltonism.
red book, a book containing the names of all the persons in
the service of the state. eng.
red book of the exchequer, an ancient record in which are
registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam
in the time of henry ii. --brande c.
red brass, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and
three of zinc.
red bug. zool.
a a very small mite which in florida attacks man, and
produces great irritation by its bites.
b a red hemipterous insect of the genus pyrrhocoris,
especially the european species pyrrhocoris apterus,
which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree
trunks.
c see cotton stainder, under cotton.
red cedar. bot. an evergreen north american tree
juniperus virginiana having a fragrant red-colored
heartwood.
b a tree of india and australia cedrela toona having
fragrant reddish wood; -- called also toon tree in
india.
red horse. zool.
a any large american red fresh-water sucker, especially
moxostoma macrolepidotum and allied species.
b see the note under drumfish.
red lead.
chem see under lead, and minium.
red-lead ore. min. same as crocoite.
red liquor dyeing, a solution consisting essentially of
aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of
dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used
originally for red dyestuffs. called also red mordant.
red maggot zool., the larva of the wheat midge.
red manganese. min. same as rhodochrosite.
red man, one of the american indians; -- so called from his
color.
red maple bot., a species of maple acer rubrum. see
maple.
red mite. zool. see red spider, below.
red mulberry bot., an american mulberry of a dark purple
color morus rubra.
red mullet zool., the surmullet. see mullet.
red ocher min., a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a
reddish color.
red perch zool., the rosefish.
red phosphorus. chem. see under phosphorus.
red pine bot., an american species of pine pinus
resinosa; -- so named from its reddish bark.
red precipitate. see under precipitate.
red republican european politics, originally, one who
maintained extreme republican doctrines in france, --
because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an
extreme radical in social reform. cant
red ribbon, the ribbon of the order of the bath in england.
red sanders. bot. see sanders.
red sandstone. geol. see under sandstone.
red scale zool., a scale insect aspidiotus aurantii
very injurious to the orange tree in california and
australia.
red silver min., an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or
reddish black color. it includes proustite, or light red
silver, and pyrargyrite, or dark red silver.
red snapper zool., a large fish lutjanus aya syn.
lutjanus blackfordii abundant in the gulf of mexico and
about the florida reefs.
red snow, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga
protococcus nivalis which produces large patches of
scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.
red softening med. a form of cerebral softening in which
the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to
infarction or inflammation.
red spider zool., a very small web-spinning mite
tetranychus telarius which infests, and often
destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those
cultivated in houses and conservatories. it feeds mostly
on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn
yellow and die. the adult insects are usually pale red.
called also red mite.
red squirrel zool., the chickaree.
red tape,
a the tape used in public offices for tying up documents,
etc. hence,
b official formality and delay; excessive bureaucratic
paperwork.
red underwing zool., any species of noctuid moths
belonging to catacola and allied genera. the numerous
species are mostly large and handsomely colored. the under
wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange.
red water, a disease in cattle, so called from an
appearance like blood in the urine.
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see also:
redder reddest erysipelas rouge rubric ruby
ruddy russet rust red admiral vanessa atalanta
atalanta butterfly nettle butterfly red ant myrmica molesta formica sanguinea
red antimony kermes mineral kermes red ash fraxinus pubescens
red bass redfish red bay persea caroliniensis red beard
microciona prolifera red birch betula nigra red blindness daltonism
red book red book of the exchequer red brass red bug pyrrhocoris
pyrrhocoris apterus cotton stainder cotton red cedar juniperus virginiana
cedrela toona toon tree red horse moxostoma macrolepidotum drumfish
red lead lead minium red-lead ore crocoite
red liquor red mordant red maggot red manganese rhodochrosite
red man red maple acer rubrum maple red mite
red spider red mulberry morus rubra red mullet mullet
red ocher red perch red phosphorus phosphorus red pine
pinus resinosa red precipitate precipitate red republican red ribbon
red sanders sanders red sandstone sandstone red scale
aspidiotus aurantii red silver proustite pyrargyrite red snapper
lutjanus aya lutjanus blackfordii red snow protococcus nivalis red softening
tetranychus telarius red mite red squirrel red tape red underwing
catacola red water
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
pinus resinosa
n : pine of eastern north america having long needles in bunches
of two and reddish bark syn: red pine, canadian red
pine
see also:
red pine canadian red pine
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