stone pine
Americannoun
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Also called umbrella pine, parasol pine. a tree, Pinus pinea, native to southern Europe, having branches forming an umbrellalike crown and bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
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any of several piñons.
noun
Etymology
Origin of stone pine
First recorded in 1750–60
Example Sentences
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A 400-year-old stone pine in Abengibre, Spain, this tree has sheltered generations of locals and witnessed countless celebrations, childhood games and romances.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025
Adatto said the new rules should be “enough to keep most landscaping alive,” but was concerned about her recently planted Italian stone pine.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2022
During the previous drought, an estimated 14,000 trees died in L.A. city parks alone due to drought restrictions, and Adatto didn’t want the stone pine to become a casualty of the new restrictions.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2022
That New Year’s Eve, after Ms. Joskow whacked a star-shaped piñata hanging from the stone pine tree in their backyard, out flew a black pouch with a ring in it.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022
I have never seen a stone pine or a cypress drawn except by him; and his feeling is as pure and grand as his fidelity is exemplary.
From Modern Painters Volume I (of V) by Ruskin, John
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