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sugar pine
noun
- a tall pine, Pinus lambertiana, of California, Oregon, etc., having cones 20 inches (51 centimeters) long.
sugar pine
noun
- a pine tree, Pinus lambertiana, of California and Oregon, having spreading pendulous branches, light brown cones, and sugary resin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sugar pine1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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Example Sentences
You may have seen sugar-pine cones which are over a foot long, the largest of all found, while redwood cones are the smallest.
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In any event, he set a match to a long burr of a sugar pine.
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It ranks second in size to the sugar-pine, but is a near rival in strength and nobleness of form.
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There's three million feet wanted, half sugar pine and half yellow pine, in this sale alone.
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Two more were busily engaged in hewing and sawing, from a cross-section of a huge sugar pine, a set of three steps.
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