umbrella pine
Americannoun
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a Japanese evergreen tree, Sciadopitys verticillata, having linear leaves growing in umbrellalike whorls, cultivated as an ornamental.
noun
Etymology
Origin of umbrella pine
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The majestic ruin stands alone in a grassy expanse etched with cypress and umbrella pine.
From New York Times • May 1, 2023
Further on, as I stumble on basalt slabs beneath tall umbrella pine trees, I pass what looks like a temple, its marble columns setting the stage for the brick building behind it.
From National Geographic • Apr. 15, 2023
Also Japanese red pine, Norway spruce, China fir, Himalayan pine, Japanese umbrella pine!
From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2020
About 27 acres of grassy slopes and palm and umbrella pine enclaves welcome sunbathers, joggers and joyous children.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2019
No American evergreen known to me resembles the umbrella pine sufficiently to be a fair object of comparison with it.
From Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers by Martin, Benj. N.
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