white pine

noun

a large, irregularly branched pine, Pinus strobus, of eastern North America, having gray bark and yielding a light-colored, soft, light wood of great commercial importance.

the wood itself.

any of various other similar species of pine.

Origin of white pine

An Americanism dating back to 1675–85

Words nearby white pine

white paper, White Pass, white people problem, white pepper, white perch, white pine, white-pine weevil, white plague, White Plains, white poplar, white potato

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Example sentences from the Web for white pine

In making this tattooing-ink the soot from fires of white-pine (kahikatea) wood was used.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan
It deposits its eggs in the vigorous shoots of the white-pine sapling.
The Spell of the Rockies|Enos A. Mills
The sand on the white-pine floor was swept in tongues, old-country fashion.
Children of the Tenements|Jacob A. Riis
No, he would not be like that; he would not preach fire and brimstone from a white-pine pulpit.
The Voice of the People|Ellen Glasgow

An edge suitable for delicate work in white-pine would be immediately ruined if used upon lignum-vit.
Woodworking for Beginners|Charles Gardner Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for white pine

white pine

noun

a North American coniferous tree, Pinus strobus, having blue-green needle-like leaves, hanging brown cones, and rough bark: family Pinaceae

the light-coloured wood of this tree, much used commercially

another name for kahikatea

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单词	white pine
释义	white pine noun a large, irregularly branched pine, Pinus strobus, of eastern North America, having gray bark and yielding a light-colored, soft, light wood of great commercial importance. the wood itself. any of various other similar species of pine. Origin of white pine An Americanism dating back to 1675–85 Words nearby white pine white paper, White Pass, white people problem, white pepper, white perch, white pine, white-pine weevil, white plague, White Plains, white poplar, white potato Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for white pine In making this tattooing-ink the soot from fires of white-pine (kahikatea) wood was used. The adventures of Kimble Bent\|James Cowan It deposits its eggs in the vigorous shoots of the white-pine sapling. The Spell of the Rockies\|Enos A. Mills The sand on the white-pine floor was swept in tongues, old-country fashion. Children of the Tenements\|Jacob A. Riis No, he would not be like that; he would not preach fire and brimstone from a white-pine pulpit. The Voice of the People\|Ellen Glasgow An edge suitable for delicate work in white-pine would be immediately ruined if used upon lignum-vit. Woodworking for Beginners\|Charles Gardner Wheeler British Dictionary definitions for white pine white pine noun a North American coniferous tree, Pinus strobus, having blue-green needle-like leaves, hanging brown cones, and rough bark: family Pinaceae the light-coloured wood of this tree, much used commercially another name for kahikatea Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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