Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I.abl. sing. only pinu; gen. and abl. plur. pinorum and pinis), f., = πίτυς.

I. Lit., a pine, pine-tree; a fir, fir-tree: Pinus silvestris, Linn.; Plin. 16, 20, 33, § 79; 16, 25, 40, § 95: “ex altā pinu,” Verg. G. 2, 389: “pinos loquentes,” id. E. 8, 22: “evertunt actas ad sidera pinus,” id. A. 11, 136: “Idaeae sacro de vertice pinus,” id. ib. 10, 230: “gummi in cerasis, resina pinis,” Plin. 37, 3, 11, § 42.— “The pine was sacred to Cybele,” Ov. M. 10, 103; Macr. S. 6, 9; Phaedr. 3, 17, 4; “to Diana,” Hor. C. 3, 22, 1; Prop. 2, 15, 17 (3, 12, 19); “Pan was represented with a pinewreath,” Ov. M. 14, 638; Sil. 13, 331; so, “too, Faunus,” Ov. H. 5, 137. The victors at the Isthmian games were also crowned with a pine-wreath, Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 36.—Acc. to the fable, Pitys, i. e. pinus, was beloved by Pan; “hence, pinus amica Arcadio deo,” Prop. 1, 18, 29 (20).—

B. The stone-pine, which bears an edible fruit, Plin. 16, 10, 16, § 38.—

II. Transf., any thing made of pine-wood or pine-trees.

1. A ship: “quos Mincius infestā ducebat in aequora pinu,” Verg. A. 10, 206; Hor. Epod. 16, 57: “quamvis Pontica pinus Silvae filia nobilis,” id. C. 1, 14, 11: “orbata praeside pinus,” Ov. M. 14, 88.—

2. A pine torch: “atque manum pinu flagranti fervidus implet,” Verg. A. 9, 72.—

3. A lance, spear, Stat. Th. 8, 539.—

4. An oar, Luc. 3, 531.—

5. A wreath of pineleaves, Ov. M. 14, 638; id. F. 1, 412; Sil. 13, 331.—

6. A pine forest: “Gallinaria pinus,” Juv. 3, 307.