red pine


noun
  1. a pine, Pinus resinosa, of northeastern North America, having needles in groups of two and reddish bark.

  2. the wood of this tree, valued as timber.

Origin of red pine

1
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Words Nearby red pine

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How to use red pine in a sentence

  • It was a wide, pleasant room, built wholly of red pine, and polished as only red pine will polish.

    The Man in the Twilight | Ridgwell Cullum
  • Dark, mist-wrapped forests of spruce and fir and red pine came down to the water on both sides.

    Brothers of Peril | Theodore Goodridge Roberts
  • The Westland forest trees are mighty giants, and chief among them is the red pine or "rimu," as the Maoris call it.

  • The red pine walls looked warm, and the carpeted floor was so unusual as to give one a feeling of extraordinary refinement.

  • Through the red pine stems one could see the sandy soil rising and falling in low ridges, strewn with russet needles.

    The Silent Isle | Arthur Christopher Benson

British Dictionary definitions for red pine

red pine

noun
  1. a coniferous tree, Dacrydium cupressinum, of New Zealand, having narrow sharp pointed leaves: family Podocarpaceae: Also called: rimu

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