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| pine straw |
the dried fallen needles of a pine tree. |
| pine tar |
a thick, blackish brown liquid obtained from the airless decomposition of pine wood, used in roofing compounds, paints, disinfectants, and expectorants. |
| pine warbler |
a small, yellow and greenish songbird found esp. in pine woods of the eastern United States. |
| piņon |
any of several pine trees that produce edible seeds, native to the Southwestern United States and Mexico. |
| piny |
characterized by or containing many pine trees. [2 definitions] |
| pitch2 |
any of a number of naturally occurring substances similar to this, such as asphalt or pine resin. [1/3 definitions] |
| pitch pine |
any of various pine trees cultivated as a source of pitch or turpentine. |
| ponderosa pine |
a tall yellow pine of western North America. [1/2 definitions] |
| pulpwood |
soft timber, such as spruce or pine, that is used to make pulp for paper. |
| repine |
to have a restless yearning for something; pine. [1/2 definitions] |
| retsina |
a Greek wine with pine resin added to it. |
| rosin |
a translucent, yellow-brown, brittle residue of the distillation of turpentine from pine sap, used as a friction-increasing agent, as on the bows of certain stringed instruments, and in manufacturing varnish, inks, and soap. [1/3 definitions] |
| Scotch pine |
a hardy pine, native to Europe and Asia, that is grown for lumber and as a Christmas tree. |
| sugar pine |
a tall pine tree of the northwestern United States, having sugarlike resin, large cones, and soft, reddish brown wood used for timber. |
| tamarack |
any of several deciduous North American pine trees, esp. one that grows in northern regions and is usu. found in swamps; larch. [1/2 definitions] |
| white pine |
a pine of eastern North America that has needles in bundles of five and soft, light wood. [1/2 definitions] |
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