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white pine

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any species of the subgenus Pinus subg. Strobus

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

Any species of the subgenus Pinus subg. Strobus

especially eastern white pine (Pinus strobus)

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Meaning 3

Kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides)

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Usage: New-Zealand, dated

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Meaning 4

soft white wood of white pine trees

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: pine

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noun

Meaning 5

any of several five-needled pines with white wood and smooth usually light grey bark when young; especially the eastern white pine

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Broader terms: pine, pine tree, true pine

Narrower terms: American white pine, eastern white pine, weymouth pine, Pinus strobus, western white pine, silver pine, mountain pine, Pinus monticola, southwestern white pine, Pinus strobiformis, limber pine, Pinus flexilis, whitebark pine, whitebarked pine, Pinus albicaulis

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abenaki: goa — Pinus strobus
  • Cherokee: ᏙᏥ (dotsi) — Pinus strobus
  • Atikamekw: cikwokw — Pinus strobus
  • Welsh: pinwydd gwyn(ion) — Pinus strobus