Meaning

noun a coniferous tree

noun straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present

originFrom Middle English pyne, pine, probably from Old English *pīne (“pain”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā (“pain, torment, torture”), possibly from Latin poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”). Cognate to pain. Entered Germanic with Christianity; cognate to Middle Dutch pinen, Old High German pīnōn, Old Norse pína.

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