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Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

Example: The northern slopes were covered mainly in pine.

Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.

The wood of this tree.

(obsolete except South Africa) A pineapple.

A painful longing.

To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.

To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.

Example: Laura was pining for Bill all the time he was gone.

To grieve or mourn for.

To inflict pain upon; to torment.