noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   A compact granular cryptocrystalline mineral of a dull grayish or greenish white color. It is a hydrous alkaline silicate, and is derived from the alteration of other minerals, such as iolite. uncountable, usually
3. 3
   grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates wordnet
4. 4
   A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus lambertiana, sugar pine), isomeric with quercite. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

dysyntribite

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pine + -ite.

Etymology 2

From Pini + -ite, after a mine in Saxony.

Related phrases

sugar pine

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.