sugar pine


noun
  1. a tall pine, Pinus lambertiana, of California, Oregon, etc., having cones 20 inches (51 centimeters) long.

Origin of sugar pine

1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words Nearby sugar pine

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How to use sugar pine in a sentence

  • You may have seen sugar-pine cones which are over a foot long, the largest of all found, while redwood cones are the smallest.

    Stories of California | Ella M. Sexton
  • In any event, he set a match to a long burr of a sugar pine.

    Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol | Henry Harley Arnold
  • It ranks second in size to the sugar-pine, but is a near rival in strength and nobleness of form.

    North America | Israel C. Russell
  • There's three million feet wanted, half sugar pine and half yellow pine, in this sale alone.

    The Boy With the U. S. Foresters | Francis Rolt-Wheeler
  • Two more were busily engaged in hewing and sawing, from a cross-section of a huge sugar pine, a set of three steps.

    The Rules of the Game | Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for sugar pine

sugar pine

noun
  1. a pine tree, Pinus lambertiana, of California and Oregon, having spreading pendulous branches, light brown cones, and sugary resin

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