pine needle

pine needle
noun
1. : one of the slender needle-shaped leaves of a pine tree

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the needlelike leaf of a pine tree.
[1865-70]

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pine needle noun
The acicular leaf of the pine tree
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Main Entry:pine

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pine needle UK US noun [countable] [singular pine needle plural pine needles]
the thin sharp leaf of a pine
Thesaurus: parts of plantsmeronym general types of planthypernym

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pine needle,
the very slender leaf of a pine tree. It is shaped like a needle.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pine needle — pine .needle n a leaf of the ↑pine tree, which is thin and sharp like a needle …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pine needle — pine ,needle noun count the thin sharp leaf of a PINE tree …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pine needle — n. the needlelike leaf of a pine tree …   English World dictionary

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  • pine-needle wool — Pine Pine, n. [AS. p[=i]n, L. pinus.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See {Pinus}. [1913 Webster] Note: There are about twenty eight species in the United States, of which the {white pine} ({Pinus Strobus}), the {Georgia pine} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • pine needle — pine′ nee dle n. bot the needlelike leaf of a pine tree • Etymology: 1865–70 …   From formal English to slang

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