Pin"ey, a. [Of East Indian origin.]
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.
Piney dammar, Piney resin,
Piney varnish, 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 (Bot.), a
plant (Atractylis gummifera), from the bark of which, when
wounded, a gummy substance exudes.
Pin"ey (?), a. See
Piny.