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pine

(Encyclopedia)pine, common name for members of the Pinaceae, a family of resinous woody trees with needlelike, usually evergreen leaves. The Pinaceae reproduce by means of cones (see cone) rather than flowers and m...

loblolly pine

(Encyclopedia)loblolly pine, common name for the pine species Pinus taeda, found in the SE United States. ...

lodgepole pine

(Encyclopedia)lodgepole pine, common name for the pine species Pinus contorta, found in the Rocky Mts. and the northwestern coast of the United States. ...

ground pine

(Encyclopedia)ground pine, common name for several creeping plants, particularly species of club moss. ...

pitch pine

(Encyclopedia)pitch pine, common name for the species Pinus rigida, a small pine of the northeastern coastal United States. ...

Pine Barrens

(Encyclopedia)Pine Barrens, coastal plain region, c.3,000 sq mi (7,770 sq km), S and SE N.J.; composed chiefly of sandy soils, swamp-edged streams, pine stands, and tracts of cranberries and blueberries. Originally...

Pine Bluff

(Encyclopedia)Pine Bluff, city (1990 pop. 57,140), seat of Jefferson co., S central Ark., on the Arkansas River; inc. 1839. It is a port and trade center for an agricultural area and has industries producing metal,...

pine marten

(Encyclopedia)pine marten: see marten.

pine nut

(Encyclopedia)pine nut or piñon pĭnˈyən, pēˈnyōn [key], edible seed of various species of pine trees. Among the North American species that bear such edible seeds are the nut pines or piñons, Pinus edulis a...

prince's pine

(Encyclopedia)prince's pine: see pipsissewa.