umbrella pine

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noun

a Japanese evergreen tree, Sciadopitys verticillata, having linear leaves growing in umbrellalike whorls, cultivated as an ornamental.

stone pine (def. 1).

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Also called parasol pine.

Origin of umbrella pine

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby umbrella pine

umbral, umbrella, umbrella bird, umbrella leaf, umbrella palm, umbrella pine, umbrella plant, umbrella skirt, umbrella stand, umbrella step, umbrella tent

How to use umbrella pine in a sentence

And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.
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The program—weirdly—is now under the umbrella of ABC News, and is suffering from flat ratings and an aging demographic.
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The law professor, Benny Tai, urged the students to “retreat and take the spirit of the Umbrella Movement into the community.”
The Monuments Men of Occupy Hong Kong|Brendon Hong|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Think of them as the Monuments Men and Women of the Umbrella Movement.
The Monuments Men of Occupy Hong Kong|Brendon Hong|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Blister rust is like having the flu; the pine beetle is like fast acting leukemia.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She looked up in his face, leaning on his arm beneath the encircling shadow of the umbrella which he had lifted.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
While he openeth his hands he shall rejoice: but transgressors shall pine away in the end.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Now that it rains there's no more room under your umbrella than there was a few moments ago, when the sun was shining.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
As he spoke he wedged himself between Grandfather Mole and the stem of the toadstool umbrella.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
"It's plain that your umbrella didn't grow as much as you thought," Mr. Meadow Mouse retorted.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for umbrella pine

umbrella pine

noun

another name for stone pine

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012