# pinite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having belonged to the pine family.
2. A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from the gum of a species of pine (Pinus lambertiana, sugar pine), isomeric with quercite.

## Etymology
From pine + -ite.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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