chir pine

noun

variants or chir or less commonly cheer pine

ˈchi(ə)r

: an East Indian resinous timber pine (Pinus roxburghii) the wood of which is used as a substitute for northern pine or fir

Word History

Etymology

Hindi cīr pine

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