Foundation level · Year 4 · free
pine
noun · Say it: PYN
What it means
Foundationa tall evergreen tree with thin, needle-shaped leaves and cones
We collected pine cones in the woods to decorate the classroom.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- conifer
- evergreen
More examples
- The forest smelled fresh because it was full of tall pines.
Where the word comes from
From the Latin 'pinus', the name for this kind of tree.
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