sugar pine
a tall pine, Pinus lambertiana, of California, Oregon, etc., having cones 20 inches (51 centimeters) long.
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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. SextonIn any event, he set a match to a long burr of a sugar pine.
Bill Bruce on Forest Patrol | Henry Harley ArnoldIt ranks second in size to the sugar-pine, but is a near rival in strength and nobleness of form.
North America | Israel C. RussellThere'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-WheelerTwo 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
a pine tree, Pinus lambertiana, of California and Oregon, having spreading pendulous branches, light brown cones, and sugary resin
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