mugho pine

mugho pine
noun Etymology: probably from French mugho mugho pine, from Italian mugo Date: circa 1756 a shrubby spreading European pine (Pinus mugo) widely cultivated as an ornamental — called also mugo pine

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  • mugho pine — [myo͞o′gō] n. [prob. via Fr mugho, mugho pine < It mugo] a Swiss mountain pine (Pinus mugo), esp. a shrubby spreading form often used as an ornamental …   English World dictionary

  • Mugho pine — kalninė pušis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Pinus mugo), paplitęs pietų ir vidurio Europoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai), gaunamos dervos. atitikmenys: lot.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • mugho pine — noun low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two • Syn: ↑Swiss mountain pine, ↑mountain pine, ↑dwarf mountain pine, ↑mugo pine, ↑Pinus mugo • Hypernyms: ↑pine, ↑pine tree, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • mugho pine — /myooh goh, mooh / a prostrate, shrubby pine, Pinus mugo mugo, native to Europe, cultivated as an ornamental. Also called mugo pine. [1750 60; < F mugho < It mugo, of dial. orig. (Trentino, Valtellina); further etym. uncert.] * * * …   Universalium

  • mugho pine — mu′gho (or mu′go) pine′ [[t]ˈmyu goʊ, ˈmu [/t]] n. bot (boi pln) a prostrate, shrubby pine, Pinus mugo mugo, native to Europe, cultivated as an ornamental • Etymology: 1750–60; < F mugho < It mugo …   From formal English to slang

  • pine tree — noun a coniferous tree • Syn: ↑pine, ↑true pine • Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree • Hyponyms: ↑pinon, ↑pinyon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • pine-needle oil — noun : an essential oil obtained from the needles and twigs of various pines or other conifers: as a. : the colorless or yellowish bitter aromatic oil from the mugho pine used chiefly in medicine as an expectorant and inhalant b. : the oil from… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mountain pine — noun 1. low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two • Syn: ↑Swiss mountain pine, ↑dwarf mountain pine, ↑mugho pine, ↑mugo pine, ↑Pinus mugo • Hypernyms: ↑pine, ↑pine t …   Useful english dictionary

  • mugo pine — noun low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two • Syn: ↑Swiss mountain pine, ↑mountain pine, ↑dwarf mountain pine, ↑mugho pine, ↑Pinus mugo • Hypernyms: ↑pine, ↑pine tree, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • true pine — noun a coniferous tree • Syn: ↑pine, ↑pine tree • Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree • Hyponyms: ↑pinon, ↑pinyon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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