pitch pine

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pich pahyn]
- /pɪtʃ paɪn/
- /pɪtʃ paɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pich pahyn]
- /pɪtʃ paɪn/

Definitions of pitch pine words

noun pitch pine any of several pines from which pitch or turpentine is obtained. 1
noun pitch pine any of various coniferous trees of the genus Pinus, esp P. rigida, of North America, having red-brown bark and long lustrous light brown cones: valued as a source of turpentine and pitch 0
noun pitch pine the wood of any of these trees 0
noun pitch pine any of several resinous pines yielding pitch or turpentine, esp. a pine (Pinus rigida) of the E U.S. 0

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Origin of pitch pine

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1670-80

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Parts of speech for Pitch pine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pitch pine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pitch pine usage trend in Literature

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