| 单词 | pine-pit |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspine-pit pine-pit n. now historical a pit in which pineapples are grown; a type of pinery. ΚΠ 1779 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 244 In getting them [sc. leaves] into the pine-pits, if they appear dry, we water them. 1880 Encycl. Brit. XII. 224/1 It is therefore necessary to have..pineries for succession plants. These are generally called pine pits, and differ little from the pits used for accommodating other tender plants. 1999 S. Campbell Walled Kitchen Gardens 23 The frame yard included glass-roofed pine-apple pits as well as frames... The pine-pits acted as an adjunct to the range of purpose-built glasshouses. < as lemmas |
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