Pine (disambiguation)
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Pine
most often refers to any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
Pine may also refer to:
Pine
Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:...
most often refers to any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
Pine may also refer to:
Vegetation
- Other coniferous trees, such as
- Norfolk Island Pine, Araucaria heterophyllaAraucaria heterophyllaAraucaria heterophylla is a distinctive conifer, a member of the ancient and now disjointly distributed family Araucariaceae. As its vernacular name Norfolk Island Pine implies, the tree is endemic to Norfolk Island, a small island in the Pacific Ocean between Australia, New Zealand and New...
- Wollemi Pine, Wollemia nobilis
- Norfolk Island Pine, Araucaria heterophylla
- Screw pine, various species of plants in the genus PandanusPandanusPandanus is a genus of monocots with about 600 known species. They are numerous palmlike dioecious trees and shrubs native of the Old World tropics and subtropics. They are classified in the order Pandanales, family Pandanaceae.-Overview:...
- Ground Pine or Running Pine, certain species of clubmoss in the genus DiphasiastrumDiphasiastrumDiphasiastrum is a genus of clubmosses in the plant family Lycopodiaceae. It is closely related to the genus Lycopodium, and some botanists treat it within a broad view of that genus as a section, Lycopodium sect. Complanata...
- A (misused) generic term for any needled coniferous tree
Places
In the United States:- Pine, ArizonaPine, ArizonaPine is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,931 at the 2000 census. Pine was established by four Mormon families in 1879....
- Pine, CaliforniaPine, CaliforniaPine is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located on the railroad south of Cinco....
- Pine, former name of Loomis, CaliforniaLoomis, CaliforniaLoomis is an incorporated town in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Pine, ColoradoPine, ColoradoPine is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The Pine Post Office has the ZIP Code 80470....
- Pine, LouisianaPine, LouisianaPine is a small community located in Washington Parish, Louisiana. It is home to the Pine Raiders and the new Pine junior and senior high school....
- Pine, MissouriPine, MissouriPine is a small unincorporated community in western Ripley County, Missouri. It is located on a county road in the Mark Twain National Forest about sixteen miles northwest of Doniphan. Its post office has closed and mail now comes from Doniphan....
- Pine, OregonPine, OregonPine is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It is located about southeast of the city of Halfway, near Oregon Route 86....
- Pine County, MinnesotaPine County, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 26,530 people, 9,939 households, and 6,917 families residing in the county. The population density was 19 people per square mile . There were 15,353 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
People
- Chris PineChris PineChristopher Whitelaw "Chris" Pine is an American actor. He has appeared in the romantic comedies The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and Just My Luck , as well as the action films Smokin' Aces and Unstoppable . In 2009, he portrayed James T...
, an American actor - Courtney PineCourtney PineCourtney Pine CBE is an English jazz musician. At school he studied the clarinet, although he is known primarily for his saxophone playing. Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also playing the flute, clarinet, bass Clarinet and keyboards...
, a British Jazz musician - David Andrew PineDavid Andrew PineDavid Andrew Pine was a United States district court judge.Born in Washington, D.C., Pine earned an LL.B. at the Georgetown University Law School in 1913, then clerked for clerk to U.S. Attorney General James McReynolds from 1914 to 1916. He was an attorney for the U.S...
, a United States district court judge - Albert M. Pine, the real name of the fictional character AlpineAlpine (G.I. Joe)Alpine is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is the G.I. Joe Team's mountain trooper and debuted in 1985.-Profile:...
from the G.I. Joe franchise
Other uses
- Pine (e-mail client)Pine (e-mail client)Pine is a freeware, text-based email client developed at the University of Washington. The first version of this client was written in 1989. Source code was available for only the Unix version under a license written by the University of Washington...
, email software developed by the University of Washington - "Pine", a slang term for the bench (metonymy)Bench (metonymy)Bench can be used as a metonym for a group of people associated with sitting on particular benches. The words chair, seat and desk can be used in similar ways....