a Mediterranean pine tree, Pinus pinea, having a short bole and radiating branches forming an umbrella shape
Also called: umbrella pine
stone pine in American English
noun
1. Also called: umbrella pine, parasol pine
a tree, Pinus pinea, native to southern Europe, having branches forming an umbrellalike crown and bearing edible, nutlike seeds
2.
any of several piñons
Word origin
[1750–60]This word is first recorded in the period 1750–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bunker, infiltrate, permeability, railroad, swish
Examples of 'stone pine' in a sentence
stone pine
Stone pine stands are the largest.
R. A. Ziganshin 2016, 'Woodland: dynamics of average diameters of coniferous tree stands of the principalforest types', Sibirskij Lesnoj Žurnalhttp://xn--80abmehbaibgnewcmzjeef0c.xn--p1ai/upload/iblock/011/0117c88e3312190996f109903d8364c6.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The mean diameter of control stone pine trees was 24,2 cm and pruned trees was 36,3 cm respectively.
Erol KIRDAR, Halil Barış ÖZEL, Murat ERTEKİN 2010, 'Effects of Pruning on Height and Diameter Growth at Stone Pine (Pinus pinea L.) Afforestations',Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisihttp://bof.bartin.edu.tr/journal/1302-0943/2010/Cilt12/Sayi18/1-10.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)