From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pine \Pine\, noun [AS. p[=i]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See {Pinus}.
Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United States, of which the {white pine} ({Pinus Strobus}), the {Georgia pine} ({Pinus australis}), the {red pine} ({Pinus resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({Pinus Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine} ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces, firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other genera.
2. The wood of the pine tree.
3. A pineapple.
{Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.
{Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree, the {Araucaria excelsa}.
{Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered with pines. [Southern U.S.]
{Pine borer} (Zo["o]l.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into pine trees.
{Pine finch}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.
{Pine grosbeak} (Zo["o]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with red.
{Pine lizard} (Zo["o]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and {alligator}.
{Pine marten}. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}. (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.
{Pine moth} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[ae] burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often doing great damage.
{Pine mouse} (Zo["o]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine forests.
{Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.
{Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).
{Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
{Pine snake} (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless North American snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered with brown blotches having black margins. Called also {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({Pituophis Sayi}) is chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
{Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.
{Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the {pine tree shilling}.
{Pine weevil} (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of weevils whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.
{Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood wool}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Norway
noun: a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905 [syn: {Kingdom of Norway}, {Norge}, {Noreg}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Norway, IA (city, FIPS 57720) Location: 41.90279 N, 91.92194 W Population (1990): 583 (229 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52318 Norway, KS Zip code(s): 66961 Norway, ME (CDP, FIPS 53965) Location: 44.21350 N, 70.55018 W Population (1990): 3023 (1373 housing units) Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04268 Norway, MI (city, FIPS 59220) Location: 45.80260 N, 87.91465 W Population (1990): 2910 (1311 housing units) Area: 22.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49870 Norway, SC (town, FIPS 51550) Location: 33.44959 N, 81.12683 W Population (1990): 401 (149 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29113
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Norway, IN -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Indiana Population (2000): 437 Housing Units (2000): 208 Land area (2000): 0.889267 sq. miles (2.303191 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.063983 sq. miles (0.165715 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.953250 sq. miles (2.468906 sq. km) FIPS code: 55350 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 40.781877 N, 86.767850 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Norway, IN Norway
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Norway, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 601 Housing Units (2000): 247 Land area (2000): 0.454994 sq. miles (1.178429 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.454994 sq. miles (1.178429 sq. km) FIPS code: 57720 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 41.903299 N, 91.923375 W ZIP Codes (1990): 52318 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Norway, IA Norway
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Norway, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 389 Housing Units (2000): 164 Land area (2000): 0.835583 sq. miles (2.164150 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.005041 sq. miles (0.013056 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.840624 sq. miles (2.177206 sq. km) FIPS code: 51550 Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45 Location: 33.449692 N, 81.126029 W ZIP Codes (1990): 29113 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Norway, SC Norway
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Norway, ME -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maine Population (2000): 2623 Housing Units (2000): 1347 Land area (2000): 5.065976 sq. miles (13.120817 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.178846 sq. miles (0.463208 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.244822 sq. miles (13.584025 sq. km) FIPS code: 53965 Located within: Maine (ME), FIPS 23 Location: 44.211544 N, 70.538375 W ZIP Codes (1990): 04268 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Norway, ME Norway
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Norway, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan Population (2000): 2959 Housing Units (2000): 1392 Land area (2000): 8.816948 sq. miles (22.835789 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.053157 sq. miles (0.137677 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.870105 sq. miles (22.973466 sq. km) FIPS code: 59220 Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26 Location: 45.789198 N, 87.904348 W ZIP Codes (1990): 49870 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Norway, MI Norway
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