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pinery

pinery

1 8.6
An area where many pine trees grow, like a pine forest
  • noun
  • /ˈpaɪnəri/
  • Archaic
: 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
60 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
1 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.