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Type genus of the Pinaceae large genus of true pines
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pinus
Word definitions for pinus in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Any member of the genus ''Pinus''; a pine.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pinus \Pi"nus\, n. [L., a pine tree.] (Bot.) 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 ...
Usage examples of pinus.
Brassica oleracea, circumnutation of the radicle, of the arched hypocotyl whilst still buried beneath the ground, whilst rising above the ground and straightening itself, and when erect--Circumnutation of the cotyledons--Rate of movement--Analogous observations on various organs in species of Githago, Gossypium, Oxalis, Tropaeolum, Citrus, Aesculus, of several Leguminous and Cucurbitaceous genera, Opuntia, Helianthus, Primula, Cyclamen, Stapelia, Cerinthe, Nolana, Solanum, Beta, Ricinus, Quercus, Corylus, Pinus, Cycas, Canna, Allium, Asparagus, Phalaris, Zea, Avena, Nephrodium, and Selaginella.
Sax saw some lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta, joining the more numerous white spruce.
I switched to the databases for Picea pungens, Pinus sylvestris, and a dozen other species.