stone pine

stone pine
noun
medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds
• Hypernyms: ↑pine, ↑pine tree, ↑true pine
• Part Meronyms: ↑pine nut, ↑pignolia, ↑pinon nut

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noun
2. : a pine (Pinus pinea) of southern Europe that has a wide-spreading flat-topped head and is much cultivated in warm countries for its sweet almondlike seeds — called also umbrella pine
3. : nut pine a

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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.
[1750-60]

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stone pine noun
A Mediterranean pine (Pinus pinea) with umbrella-shaped branches and edible seeds or nuts
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Main Entry: ↑stone

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stone pine,
a pine native to southern Europe, related to the piñon and producing pine nuts.

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n. an umbrella-shaped southern European pine tree with large needles, very large glossy brown cones, and edible seeds ("pine nuts"). Also called umbrella pine. ● Pinus pinea, family Pinaceae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • stone pine — kedrinė pušis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos maistinis, medieninis augalas (Pinus cembra), paplitęs vidurio Europoje. Jo sėklos valgomos. atitikmenys: lot. Pinus cembra angl. arolla pine; arolla pinetree; Arolla pine;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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  • stone pine — 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. [1750 60] * * * …   Universalium

  • stone pine — noun A species of pine native of southern Europe, Pinus pinea. Syn: Italian, umbrella pine …   Wiktionary

  • stone pine — noun an umbrella shaped southern European pine tree with seeds that are eaten as pine nuts. [Pinus pinea.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • stone-pine — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Swiss stone pine — kedrinė pušis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos maistinis, medieninis augalas (Pinus cembra), paplitęs vidurio Europoje. Jo sėklos valgomos. atitikmenys: lot. Pinus cembra angl. arolla pine; arolla pinetree; Arolla pine;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Italian stone pine — italinė pušis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos medieninis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Pinus pinea), paplitęs pietvakarių Azijoje, pietų Europoje. Jo sėklos valgomos. atitikmenys: lot. Pinus pinea angl. Italian stone pine; parasol… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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