Aleppo pine

noun

a pine tree, Pinus halepensis, native to the Mediterranean area, that is planted as an ornamental and is a source of turpentine.

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Origin of Aleppo pine

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby Aleppo pine

aleph-bet, aleph-null, Aleppo, Aleppo boil, Aleppo gall, Aleppo pine, alerce, alerion, alert, -ales, Alesia
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