01 a. See Piny.
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See Piny. See: Piny
Entry
2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Piney
· Pin·ey
· IPA
02 a. A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the Vateria Indica or piney tree, of the order Dipterocarpeæ, which grows in Malabar, etc.)…
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A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the Vateria Indica or piney tree, of the order Dipterocarpeæ, which grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products.
Phrases & compounds
Piney dammar —
a pellucid, fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney tree (Vateria Indica) when wounded. It is used as a varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for incense and for amber. Called also liquid copal, and white dammar.
Piney tallow —
a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow, obtained from the roasted seeds of the Vateria Indica; called also dupada oil.
Piney thistle —
a plant (Atractylis gummifera), from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance exudes.