Austrian pine

American  

noun

1. a widely cultivated pine, Pinus nigra, native to Europe and Asia Minor, growing to a height of more than 100 feet (30 meters), often planted as a windbreak.

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Etymology

Origin of Austrian pine

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

All right angles and clean lines of white terrazzo and Austrian pine, the hotel has a monastic air unto itself.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2016

Meanwhile, Appleby hopes spring will bring a renewal of growth to his 40-year-old Austrian pine.

From Reuters • Feb. 19, 2011

Kolb said several years ago he began hearing the occasional report of an ailing Austrian pine with similar symptoms: a browning crown and sooty mold underlying the bark.

From Reuters • Feb. 19, 2011

The Austrian pine, Pinus nigra Arnold, has been naturalized in Lake County and has been planted as an ornamental tree throughout the State.

From Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them by Fuller George D.

The Scotch pine, which have been set now twenty-three years, are over thirty feet high, the Austrian pine about two-thirds as high, and the bull pine, Ponderosa, is about as high as the Austrian pine.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.