2. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or
anexiety of mind; to droop; -- often used with away. "The roses wither
and the lilies pine." Tickell.
3. To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for something;
-- usually followed by for.
For whom, and not for Tybalt, Juliet pined.
Shak.
Syn. -- To languish; droop; flag; wither; decay.
Pine, n. [AS. pn, L. pinus.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus
Pinus. See Pinus.
There are about twenty-eight species in the United States, of which the
white pine (P. Strobus), the Georgia pine (P. australis), the red pine
(P. resinosa), and the great West Coast sugar pine (P. Lambertiana) are
among the most valuable. The Scotch pine or fir, also called Norway or
Riga pine (Pinus sylvestris), is the only British species. The nut pine
is any pine tree, or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds.
See Pinon.
The spruces, firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly considered
pines, are now commonly assigned to other genera.