- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. 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. Source: webster
- 3. A large genus of evergreen coniferous trees, mostly found inthe northern hemisphere. The genus formerly included the firs,spruces, larches, and hemlocks, but is now limited to those treeswhich have the primary leaves of the branchlets reduced to merescales, and the secondary ones (pine needles) acicular, and usuallyin fascicles of two to seven. See Pine. Source: adambom
- 4. n type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines Source: ecdict
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