plural of pine; evergreen coniferous trees; also verb meaning to yearn deeply
from pine tree (Latin pinus) and pine 'yearn' (Old English pinian 'to torment')
It's pure coincidence that 'pine' the tree and 'pine' meaning 'to yearn' are spelled the same - they come from completely different word origins!
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