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pinewood

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See also: Pinewood

English

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Etymology

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From pine +‎ wood.

Noun

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pinewood (countable and uncountable, plural pinewoods)

  1. (uncountable) The wood of a pine.
    Hypernym: wood
    Coordinate terms: beechwood, birchwood, oakwood; fruitwood
    pinewood furniture
    pinewood derby
    • 1992 October 20, Marlise Simons, “Stone Age Art Shows Penguins at Mediterranean”, in New York Times:
      On the floor in dry parts of the cave, the researchers found two hearths. They also picked up charcoal from crevices and ledges, which they believe are from pinewood torches that the Stone Age visitors carried.
  2. (countable) A forest or grove of pine trees, either natural or as a plantation.
    Hypernym: wood
    Coordinate terms: beechwood, birchwood, oakwood
    Near-synonyms: pinery, pinetum; pineland
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