I am an aromatic evergreen branch cut down for Christmas, but transform me into a verb and I mean longing with an aching heart through the lonely winter cold. What word am I?
Pine
A 'pine' is a classic evergreen Christmas tree, while to 'pine' means to yearn or suffer with longing.
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