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See Pinaster.

eddish herb (Pterospora andromedea) of the United States, found parasitic on the roots of pine trees.

A small American bird (Spinus, or Chrysomitris, spinus); -- called also pine siskin, and American siskin.

Tabular parenchyma, a form of cellular tissue in which the cells are broad and flat, as in some kinds of epidermis.

A pine forest; a grove of pines.

b of the genus Monotropa (M. hypopitys), formerly thought to be parasitic on the roots of pine trees, but more probably saprophytic.

A plantation of pine trees; esp., a collection of living pine trees made for ornamental or scientific purposes.

A low, bushy, nearly leafless herb (Hypericum Sarothra), common in sandy soil in the Eastern United States.

See Piny.

A feather not fully developed; esp., a rudimentary feather just emerging through the skin.

Having part, or all, of the feathers imperfectly developed.

The sailor's choice (Diplodus, or Lagodon, rhomboides).

n which stray cattle or domestic animals are confined; a pound; a penfold. Shak. A parish pinfold begirt by its high hedge. Sir W. Scott.

To make the sound called ping.

To play ping-pong.

A small piece of inclosed ground. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

See Pinkster.

A making of, or turning into, fat.

See Butterwort.

Fat; unctuous; greasy. [Obs.] "Some clays are more pinguid." Mortimer.