white pine
white pine Lexical Profile
• noun
North American A large evergreen coniferous tree (especially Pinus strobus) native to eastern North America, characterized by soft bluish-green needles clustered in bundles of five and elongated cones.
"We planted a row of white pine saplings along the property line to eventually serve as a natural windbreak."
The pale, lightweight, and easily worked wood harvested from white pine trees, highly valued and historically significant in construction, cabinetry, and shipbuilding.
"Many historic colonial homes in New England feature wide floorboards made of white pine."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English 'hwīt' (white) and Latin 'pinus' (pine). So named for the relatively pale, light-colored wood of the tree compared to the darker wood of other pine species.