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stone pine

noun

  1. 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.
  2. any of several piñons.


stone pine

noun

  1. a Mediterranean pine tree, Pinus pinea, having a short bole and radiating branches forming an umbrella shape Also calledumbrella pine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stone pine1

First recorded in 1750–60

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