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Definition of Stone pine

1. Noun. Medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds.

Definition of Stone pine

1. Noun. A species of pine native of southern Europe, ''Pinus pinea''. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Stone Pine

Literary usage of Stone pine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The North American Sylva, Or, A Description of the Forest Trees, of the by François André Michaux, Augustus Lucas Hillhouse (1819)
"The stone pine attains the height of 55 or 60 feet, with a diameter of 15 or 20 inches, and is easily ... The stone pine is a conquest of civilised man from ..."

2. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"Sir George Staunton mentions that the kernels of the stone pine are also much relished by the Chinese. In Italy, they are put into several kinds of ragoûts, ..."

3. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"Sir George Staunton mentions that the kernels of the stone pine are also much ... The kernels of die stone pine are occasionally brought to the dessert in ..."

4. On Landed Property, and the Economy of Estates: Comprehending the Relation by David Low (1844)
"The stone pine, Finns Pinea, has, like the pinaster, a wide geographical range, ... The stone pine resembles, in its general character, the pinaster, ..."

5. The Forest Trees of Britain by Charles Alexander Johns (1892)
"Gilpin's description of it, therefore, applies rather to the Italian form of the tree than to specimens which he has seen in Britain: " The stone pine ..."

6. Remarks on Forest Scenery, and Other Woodland Views by William Gilpin (1834)
"The cabbage tree, I suppose, is as ugly as the stone pine is picturesque. The best specimen of the stone pine I ever saw, grows in the botanical garden at ..."

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