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PINUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines

Synonyms:

genus Pinus; Pinus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Pinus" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Pinus"):

pine; pine tree; true pine (a coniferous tree)

pinon; pinyon (any of several low-growing pines of western North America)

Mexican nut pine; pinon pine; Pinus cembroides (a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas)

Holonyms ("Pinus" is a member of...):

family Pinaceae; Pinaceae; pine family (a family of Pinaceae)

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