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SWISS STONE PINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Swiss stone pine mean?
• SWISS STONE PINE (noun)
The noun SWISS STONE PINE has 1 sense:
1. large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate
Familiarity information: SWISS STONE PINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
arolla pine; cembra nut tree; Pinus cembra; Swiss pine; Swiss stone pine
Hypernyms ("Swiss stone pine" is a kind of...):
pine; pine tree; true pine (a coniferous tree)
Meronyms (parts of "Swiss stone pine"):
cedar nut; cembra nut (the seed of the Swiss pine)
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