Pine is defined as the needles, cones or wood of Pinus evergreen
trees.(noun) An example of a pine is a frequent choice for
Christmas trees. Pine is defined as to want something strongly,
or to waste away from sadness.(verb) See pine in Webster's New
World College Dictionary Origin: ME < OE pin < L pinus, pine
tree < IE *pitsnus < base *pi-, fat > L pix, pitch, OE fæted,
fat See pine in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Origin: Middle
English Origin: , from Old English pīn- (as in pīntrēow, pine
tree) Origin: , from Latin pīnus; see peiə- in Indo-European
roots. verb pined pined, pin·ing, pines verb, intransitive
Origin: Middle English pinen Origin: , from Old English pīnian,
to cause to suffer Origin: , from *pīne, pain Origin: , from
Vulgar Latin *pēna, penalty Origin: , variant of Latin poena
Origin: , from Greek poinē; see kwei-1 in Indo-European roots.
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