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Pinus

noun

Type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines. Synonym: genus Pinus.

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... 1. Pinus excelsa, Wallich. (BHOTAN PINE.) Leaves in fives, from short, fugacious, overlapping, membranaceous sheaths, 6 to 7 in. long, very slender, of a glaucous-green color, and very pendulous. Cones 6 to 9 in. ...

— Trees of the Northern United States - Their Study, Description and Determination • Austin C. Apgar

... other cases in which the reason for the association of species is less evident. The Larch and the Arolla (Pinus Cembra) are close companions. They grow together in Siberia; they do not occur in Scandinavia or Russia, but both reappear in certain Swiss valleys, especially in the cantons of Lucerne and Valais ...

— The Beauties of Nature - and the Wonders of the World We Live In • Sir John Lubbock

Words linked to "Pinus" : pine tree, Mexican nut pine, family Pinaceae, Pinus cembra, pine, gymnosperm genus, pine family, Pinus strobiformis, pinon pine, true pine, pinyon, pinon, Pinaceae