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Definition of Chile pine
1. Noun. Large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chile Pine
Literary usage of Chile pine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... the chile pine, or " monkey puzzle," was introduced into Britain in 1796.
It is largely cultivated, and usually stands the winter of Britain; ..."
2. Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil: With a Full Account of the Gold by Richard Francis Burton (1869)
"27) writes Pequi, but it is useful, the fruit, the timber, the tur- Tupy, Pequi
means a small duck, a can- Island and the chile pine. Every part of prefers ..."
3. Handy Book of Ornamental Conifers and of Rhododendrons and Other American by Hugh Fraser (1875)
"A. imbricata (the chile pine) was introduced into British gardens in 1796 from
the Andes of southern Chile, where, as well as on several of the other high ..."
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