pinery

pinery
a) A hothouse or (tropical) area used as a plantation for the cultivation of pineapple plants (genus Ananas) and production of their homonymous fruit
b) A pinewood, pinetum, forest or grove where pine trees are grown

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  • Pinery — may refer to:* Pinery Provincial Park * Pineapple Pit, sometimes referred to as a pinery …   Wikipedia

  • Pinery — Pin er*y, n.; pl. {Pineries}. 1. A pine forest; a grove of pines. [1913 Webster] 2. A hothouse in which pineapples are grown. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pinery — [pīn′ər ē] n. pl. pineries [see PINE1 + ERY ] ☆ 1. a forest of pine trees 2. a pineapple plantation or hothouse …   English World dictionary

  • pinery — pušynas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Medynas, kuriame vyrauja pušys. Būna gryni ir mišrūs su beržais, eglėmis, drebulėmis, rečiau juodalksniais. Dauguma savaiminės kilmės. Paplitę nederlinguose, sausuose, laikinai… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Pinery Provincial Park — Infobox protected area | name = The Pinery Provincial Park iucn category = II caption = Park Entrance Sign on Highway 21 locator x = locator y = location = Ontario, Canada nearest city = Grand Bend, Ontario lat degrees = lat minutes = lat seconds …   Wikipedia

  • pinery — noun (plural eries) Date: 1758 1. a hothouse or area where pineapples are grown 2. a grove or forest of pine …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pinery — /puy neuh ree/, n., pl. pineries. 1. a place in which pineapples are grown. 2. a forest or grove of pine trees. [1750 60; PINE1 + ERY] * * * …   Universalium

  • pinery — paɪnÉ™rɪ n. hothouse for growing pineapples; pine forest …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pinery — pin·ery …   English syllables

  • pinery — pin•er•y [[t]ˈpaɪ nə ri[/t]] n. pl. er•ies 1) bot a place in which pineapples are grown 2) bot a forest or grove of pine trees • Etymology: 1750–60 …   From formal English to slang

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