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Meaning of PINUS

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines
 

PINUS is a 5 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: genus Pinus
 
 See Also: family Pinaceae, gymnosperm genus, Mexican nut pine, Pinaceae, pine, pine family, pine tree, pinon, pinon pine, Pinus cembroides, pinyon, true pine

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pi"nus\, n. [L., a pine tree.] (Bot.)
A large genus of evergreen coniferous trees, mostly found in
the northern hemisphere. The genus formerly included the
firs, spruces, larches, and hemlocks, but is now limited to
those trees which have the primary leaves of the branchlets
reduced to mere scales, and the secondary ones (pine needles)
acicular, and usually in fascicles of two to seven. See
{Pine}.

 

 

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