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pinery

pinery

8.6
An area where many pine trees grow, like a pine forest
  • noun
  • /ˈpaɪnəri/
  • Archaic
translation icon : pinar

Examples

  • I had taken a hallucinogenic substance and just sat on the edge of a forest hill at the Pinery Provincial Park in Ontario, overlooking the sand dunes and the shores of Lake Huron.

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  • The children played hide and seek in the pinery surrounded by tall pine trees.

  • We often hike through the pinery to enjoy the fresh scent of pine and the sound of birds.

  • During our camping trip, we set up our tents in a beautiful pinery near the river.

Synonyms

wood
vspinery
835 1.0

An area with many trees where people can walk

is specifically for a single tree type rather than any mixed forest
pineland
vspinery
4.6

An area of land covered mainly with pine trees

includes both natural stands and planted plantations rather than only wild growth
pinetum
vspinery
  • Specialized
9.9

An area in a garden where pine trees are grown for study or display

is a general forest or plantation rather than a formal garden collection
arbory
vspinery
  • Archaic
9.9

An old word for a small area planted with trees where people can walk

is the modern, neutral term for such places without archaic usage

Surface Forms

pinery singular
pineries plural

Morphology

pinery = pine (transparent) = pine + ery

The suffix '-ery' denotes a place associated with the root 'pine', making the meaning clear as a place where pine trees grow.

Etymology

The word pinery is made from pine and the ending -ery, where -ery means 'a place of', like in bakery. So a pinery is simply a place full of pine trees, such as a pine forest.