Defn: A tropical plant (Ananassa sativa); also, its fruit; — so called from the resemblance of the latter, in shape and external appearance, to the cone of the pine tree. Its origin is unknown, though conjectured to be American.
PINEASTER
Pine`as"ter, n.
Defn: See Pinaster.
PINE-CLAD; PINE-CROWNED
Pine"-clad`, Pine"-crowned`, a.
Defn: Clad or crowned with pine trees; as, pine-clad hills.
PINEDROPS
Pine"drops`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A reddish herb (Pterospora andromedea) of the United States, found parasitic on the roots of pine trees.
PINEFINCH Pine"finch`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A small American bird (Spinus, or Chrysomitris, spinus); — called also pine siskin, and American siskin. (b) The pine grosbeak.
PINENCHYMA
Pi*nen"chy*ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -enchyma, as in parenchyma.]
(Bot.)
Defn: Tabular parenchyma, a form of cellular tissue in which the cells are broad and flat, as in some kinds of epidermis.