red pine
a pine, Pinus resinosa, of northeastern North America, having needles in groups of two and reddish bark.
the wood of this tree, valued as timber.
Origin of red pine
1- Also called Norway pine.
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 CullumDark, mist-wrapped forests of spruce and fir and red pine came down to the water on both sides.
Brothers of Peril | Theodore Goodridge RobertsThe Westland forest trees are mighty giants, and chief among them is the red pine or "rimu," as the Maoris call it.
By Forest Ways in New Zealand | F. A. RobertsThe red pine walls looked warm, and the carpeted floor was so unusual as to give one a feeling of extraordinary refinement.
The Twins of Suffering Creek | Ridgwell CullumThrough 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
a coniferous tree, Dacrydium cupressinum, of New Zealand, having narrow sharp pointed leaves: family Podocarpaceae: Also called: rimu
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