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pine needles

pine needles is the plural of pine needle.

Meaning of pine needle

Noun

pine needle (plural pine needles)

  1. An adult leaf of an adult pine tree.
    • These he held aside, ushering her into a dark sanctuary resinously scented and thickly carpeted with pine needles.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 148
    Synonyms:
    needle

Questions about pine needles

What is pine needles the plural of?
Pine needles is the plural of pine needle.

Words near pine needles in the dictionary

  1. Pine Mountain
  2. Pine Mountain Club
  3. Pine Mountain Lake
  4. pine mouth
  5. pine needle
  6. pine needles
  7. pine nut
  8. pine nut porridge
  9. pine nut syndrome
  10. pine nuts
  11. pine oil

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