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pinus en · NOUN

Etymology

From the genus name. Doublet of pine.

Meanings

1. Any member of the genus Pinus; a pine.
   • I have been invited to see the garden of Baron Zanoli, situated on the high road from Monza to Milan, in which I am told there are fine exotic trees and shrubs, and especially a rich collection of pinuses. 1839, J. C. Loudon, The Gardener's Magazine, page 420:
   • As the generality of pinuses grow by nature into magnificent and gigantic forest-trees, they should, I think, be planted in our parks as well as in our flower-gardens, shrubberies, and lawns. 1853, George Greenwood, The tree-lifter, page 265:

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