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nut pine
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Nut pine
(gcide) | Nut \Nut\ (n[u^]t), n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D.
noot, G. nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n["o]t, Dan.
n["o]d.]
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1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the
almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting
of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel.
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2. A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal),
provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on
a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or
for transmitting motion. See Illust. of 1st Bolt.
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3. The tumbler of a gunlock. --Knight.
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4. (Naut.) A projection on each side of the shank of an
anchor, to secure the stock in place.
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5. pl. Testicles. [vulgar slang]
[PJC]
Check nut, Jam nut, Lock nut, a nut which is screwed up
tightly against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in
order to prevent accidental unscrewing of the first nut.
Nut buoy. See under Buoy.
Nut coal, screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal
and larger than pea coal; -- called also chestnut coal.
Nut crab (Zool.), any leucosoid crab of the genus Ebalia
as, Ebalia tuberosa of Europe.
Nut grass (Bot.), See nut grass in the vocabulary.
Nut lock, a device, as a metal plate bent up at the
corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by
jarring.
Nut pine. (Bot.) See under Pine.
Nut rush (Bot.), a genus of cyperaceous plants (Scleria)
having a hard bony achene. Several species are found in
the United States and many more in tropical regions.
Nut tree, a tree that bears nuts.
Nut weevil (Zool.), any species of weevils of the genus
Balaninus and other allied genera, which in the larval
state live in nuts.
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nut pine
(gcide) | Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[imac]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See
Pinus.
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Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
States, of which the white pine (Pinus Strobus),
the Georgia pine (Pinus australis), the red pine
(Pinus resinosa), and the great West Coast {sugar
pine} (Pinus 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.
[1913 Webster] The spruces, firs, larches, and true
cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now
commonly assigned to other genera.
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2. The wood of the pine tree.
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3. A pineapple.
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Ground pine. (Bot.) See under Ground.
Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
the Araucaria excelsa.
Pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. [Southern U.S.]
Pine borer (Zool.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
pine trees.
Pine finch. (Zool.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary.
Pine grosbeak (Zool.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola
enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
red.
Pine lizard (Zool.), a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle
States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and
alligator.
Pine marten. (Zool.)
(a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also
sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten.
(b) The American sable. See Sable.
Pine moth (Zool.), any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larv[ae]
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.
Pine mouse (Zool.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola
pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
forests.
Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. See Pinus.
Pine-needle wool. See Pine wool (below).
Pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
Pine snake (Zool.), a large harmless North American snake
(Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered with
brown blotches having black margins. Called also {bull
snake}. The Western pine snake (Pituophis Sayi) is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine.
Pine-tree money, money coined in Massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the {pine
tree shilling}.
Pine weevil (Zool.), any one of numerous species of weevils
whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several
species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to
the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc.
Pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and {pine-wood
wool}.
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nut pine
(wn) | nut pine
n 1: any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds |
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nut pine
(encz) | nut pine, n: |
nut pine
(gcide) | Nut \Nut\ (n[u^]t), n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D.
noot, G. nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n["o]t, Dan.
n["o]d.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the
almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting
of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel.
[1913 Webster]
2. A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal),
provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on
a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or
for transmitting motion. See Illust. of 1st Bolt.
[1913 Webster]
3. The tumbler of a gunlock. --Knight.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Naut.) A projection on each side of the shank of an
anchor, to secure the stock in place.
[1913 Webster]
5. pl. Testicles. [vulgar slang]
[PJC]
Check nut, Jam nut, Lock nut, a nut which is screwed up
tightly against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in
order to prevent accidental unscrewing of the first nut.
Nut buoy. See under Buoy.
Nut coal, screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal
and larger than pea coal; -- called also chestnut coal.
Nut crab (Zool.), any leucosoid crab of the genus Ebalia
as, Ebalia tuberosa of Europe.
Nut grass (Bot.), See nut grass in the vocabulary.
Nut lock, a device, as a metal plate bent up at the
corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by
jarring.
Nut pine. (Bot.) See under Pine.
Nut rush (Bot.), a genus of cyperaceous plants (Scleria)
having a hard bony achene. Several species are found in
the United States and many more in tropical regions.
Nut tree, a tree that bears nuts.
Nut weevil (Zool.), any species of weevils of the genus
Balaninus and other allied genera, which in the larval
state live in nuts.
[1913 Webster]Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[imac]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See
Pinus.
[1913 Webster]
Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
States, of which the white pine (Pinus Strobus),
the Georgia pine (Pinus australis), the red pine
(Pinus resinosa), and the great West Coast {sugar
pine} (Pinus 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.
[1913 Webster] The spruces, firs, larches, and true
cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now
commonly assigned to other genera.
[1913 Webster]
2. The wood of the pine tree.
[1913 Webster]
3. A pineapple.
[1913 Webster]
Ground pine. (Bot.) See under Ground.
Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
the Araucaria excelsa.
Pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. [Southern U.S.]
Pine borer (Zool.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
pine trees.
Pine finch. (Zool.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary.
Pine grosbeak (Zool.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola
enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
red.
Pine lizard (Zool.), a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle
States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and
alligator.
Pine marten. (Zool.)
(a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also
sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten.
(b) The American sable. See Sable.
Pine moth (Zool.), any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larv[ae]
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.
Pine mouse (Zool.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola
pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
forests.
Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. See Pinus.
Pine-needle wool. See Pine wool (below).
Pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
Pine snake (Zool.), a large harmless North American snake
(Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered with
brown blotches having black margins. Called also {bull
snake}. The Western pine snake (Pituophis Sayi) is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine.
Pine-tree money, money coined in Massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the {pine
tree shilling}.
Pine weevil (Zool.), any one of numerous species of weevils
whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several
species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to
the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc.
Pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and {pine-wood
wool}.
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european nut pine
(wn) | European nut pine
n 1: medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a
spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that
resemble almonds [syn: stone pine, umbrella pine,
European nut pine, Pinus pinea] |
mexican nut pine
(wn) | Mexican nut pine
n 1: a small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and
southern Texas [syn: pinon pine, Mexican nut pine,
Pinus cembroides] |
nut pine
(wn) | nut pine
n 1: any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds |
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