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| amber |
a hard, yellow or brown material that is used to make jewelry. It is a fossil that comes from the resin of pine trees. [1/2 definitions] |
| balsam fir |
a tree of the pine family, native to Canada and the northeastern United States. It is an evergreen tree and is cut for lumber and Christmas trees. |
| blister rust |
any of several fungal diseases of pine trees, esp. the white pine, resulting in orange blisters on the bark. |
| bristlecone pine |
a small pine growing at high altitudes in the western United States that is the longest-lived conifer known, some specimens being over four thousand years old. |
| cedar |
an evergreen tree of the pine family that bears cones. Cedars have strong wood with a sweet smell. [1/2 definitions] |
| cone |
the woody, seed-bearing structure of various evergreen trees such as the pine, fir, or hemlock, that has a shape similar to a cone. [1/5 definitions] |
| deal2 |
fir or pine wood, or planks made of such wood. |
| Jeffrey pine |
a tall pine tree of the northwestern United States, having long, blue-green needles and elongated cones. |
| knotty |
having knots, as pine or other wood. [1/2 definitions] |
| knotty pine |
pine wood with many knots, used esp. for paneling and furniture. |
| loblolly pine |
a pine tree, common in the southern United States, bearing long needles in pairs or trios. |
| lodgepole pine |
a Rocky Mountain pine tree, or the wood of this tree, used in construction. |
| Norway pine |
the red pine. |
| pesto |
a sauce of ground fresh basil, pine nuts, garlic, and grated Parmesan cheese mixed with olive oil and served over pasta. |
| pignolia |
the edible seed of any of several nut-bearing pine trees. |
| pinaceous |
of or relating to the family of pine trees and shrubs. |
| pine1 |
the soft wood of such a tree. Pine is often used as a building material and in making furniture, paper, and paint thinner. [1/2 definitions] |
| pine cone |
the scaly conical fruit, or cone, of a pine tree. |
| pinedrops |
a leafless parasitic plant that grows under pine trees, bearing small white flowers. |
| pine needle |
the needle-shaped leaf of a pine tree. |
| pinery |
a grove or forest of pine trees. [1/2 definitions] |
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