stone pine

noun

Also called umbrella pine, parasol pine. a tree, Pinus pinea, native to southern Europe, having branches forming an umbrellalike crown and bearing edible, nutlike seeds.

any of several piñons.

Origin of stone pine

First recorded in 1750–60

Words nearby stone pine

stone marten, stone massage, stone mint, stone mountain, stone parsley, stone pine, stone pit, stone plant, stone river, stone roller, stone saw

Example sentences from the Web for stone pine

Jup was not forgotten, and he ate with relish some stone-pine almonds and rhizome roots, with which he was abundantly supplied.

Abandoned |Jules Verne
Fritz picked up some of their missiles, and, showing them to me, I recognized the cone of the stone-pine.

The Swiss Family Robinson |Johann David Wyss
Perhaps the best idea of their figure may be obtained by fancying an Italian stone-pine grown out of recollection.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 |Various
The stone-pine is found also in Palestine, and is supposed to be the cypress of the Bible.

Among the Trees at Elmridge |Ella Rodman Church

Its seeds were represented to be as large as those of the stone-pine, and eatable.

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for stone pine

stone pine

noun

a Mediterranean pine tree, Pinus pinea, having a short bole and radiating branches forming an umbrella shape Also called: umbrella pine

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stone pine

noun

Origin of stone pine

Words nearby stone pine

Example sentences from the Web for stone pine

British Dictionary definitions for stone pine

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

stone pine

noun

Origin of stone pine

Words nearby stone pine

Example sentences from the Web for stone pine

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