Pinus (redirected from Pinus cubensis, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus radiata)

Pi´nus

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(Bot.) A large genus of evergreen coniferous trees, mostly found in the northern hemisphere. The genus formerly included the firs, spruces, larches, and hemlocks, but is now limited to those trees which have the primary leaves of the branchlets reduced to mere scales, and the secondary ones (pine needles) acicular, and usually in fascicles of two to seven. See Pine.

Thesaurus

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Pinus - type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines genus Pinus gymnosperm genus - a genus of gymnosperms family Pinaceae, Pinaceae, pine family - a family of Pinaceae 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