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

1. : swiss pine

2. : a pine (Pinus pinea) of southern Europe that has a wide-spreading flat-topped head and is much cultivated in warm countries for its sweet almondlike seeds — called also umbrella pine

3. : nut pine a

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.

[1750-60]

stone pine noun

A Mediterranean pine (Pinus pinea) with umbrella-shaped branches and edible seeds or nuts

Main Entry: ↑stone

stone pine,

a pine native to southern Europe, related to the piñon and producing pine nuts.

n. an umbrella-shaped southern European pine tree with large needles, very large glossy brown cones, and edible seeds ("pine nuts"). Also called umbrella pine. ● Pinus pinea, family Pinaceae