PINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pinus mean? 

• PINUS (noun)
  The noun PINUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines

  Familiarity information: PINUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Pinus; Pinus

Hypernyms ("Pinus" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Pinus"):

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)

Holonyms ("Pinus" is a member of...):

family Pinaceae; Pinaceae; pine family (a family of Pinaceae)

 Context examples 

The essential oil of Pinus mugo.

(Pine Needle Oil Pinus mugo, NCI Thesaurus)

The essential oil extracted from the needles and twigs of Pinus sylvestris.

(Pine Needle Oil (Pinus Sylvestris), NCI Thesaurus)