malus vs pine

malus

noun
  • A plant of the genus Malus (the apples). 

  • The loss or return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance. 

  • A penalty or negative thing. 

pine

noun
  • Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. 

  • The wood of this tree. 

  • Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect. 

  • A pineapple. 

verb
  • To inflict pain upon; to torment. 

  • To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering. 

  • To grieve or mourn for. 

  • To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress. 

How often have the words malus and pine occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )