pineless en · ADJ
Etymology
From pine + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having no pine trees.
Precipitation is obviously not the controlling factor in the present problem, since the annual total is fully as heavy on the lower mountain slopes in the pineless belt as in many parts of the western yellow pine region.
1931, “Irrigation Districts: Their Organization, Operation, and Financing”, in U.S, Department of Agriculture, page 10: