big-cone pine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of big-cone pine
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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The leaves of this "big-cone" pine match the cones.
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The fruit is described in big-cone pine, butternut, mossy-cup oak, and mock orange.
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Two very handsome pine nuts are those of the Digger pine, Pinus Sabiniana and the Big-cone pine, Pinus Coulteri.
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The nut of the Digger pine is very highly prized by the Indians and is larger and better in quality than the nut of the Big-cone pine which looks so much like it.
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