pines
/paɪnz/
Dictionary
noun
- Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
"The northern slopes were covered mainly in pine."
- Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.
- The wood of this tree.
- (obsolete except South Africa) A pineapple.
noun
- A painful longing.
verb
- To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
- To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
"Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone."
- To grieve or mourn for.
- To inflict pain upon; to torment.
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