Definition of Pinus cembroides

1. Noun. A small two-needled or three-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas.

Exact synonyms: Mexican Nut Pine, Pinon Pine
Group relationships: Genus Pinus, Pinus
Generic synonyms: Nut Pine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinus Cembroides

Pinter
Pinteresque
Pinterian
Pinterish
Pinto
Pintoes
Pintos
Pintupi
Pintupis
Pinus albicaulis
Pinus aristata
Pinus attenuata
Pinus banksiana
Pinus californiarum
Pinus cembra
Pinus cembroides (current term)
Pinus contorta
Pinus contorta murrayana
Pinus densiflora
Pinus echinata
Pinus edulis
Pinus flexilis
Pinus glabra
Pinus jeffreyi
Pinus longaeva
Pinus monophylla
Pinus monticola
Pinus mugo
Pinus muricata
Pinus nigra

Literary usage of Pinus cembroides

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

1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Horticultural Society of London (1846)
"Pinus occidentalis, with five very long, rough, slender leaves, must be near P. leiophylla. GEORGE GORDON. 42. Pinus cembroides. Zuccarini in Flora 1832, 2. ..."

2. Plant Indicators: The Relation of Plant Communities to Process and Practice by Frederic Edward Clements (1920)
"In the Chisos Range to the south, Pinus cembroides and Juniperus flaccida occur as well. East of the Pecos River, the number of dominants decreases abruptly ..."

3. Veitch's Manual of the Coniferae: Containing a General Review of the Order by Adolphus Henry Kent, James Veitch & Sons (1900)
"Pinus cembroides. A bushy tree with a short stem rarely more than a foot in diameter and a broad round-topped head, usually 15—20 feet high, ..."

4. The Vegetation of a Desert Mountain Range as Conditioned by Climatic Factors by Forrest Shreve (1915)
"On steep north slopes, between 5300 and 6000 feet, many almost pure stands of Pinus cembroides are to be found and also the lowest individuals of Quercus ..."

5. The Vegetation of a Desert Mountain Range as Conditioned by Climatic Factors by Forrest Shreve (1915)
"On steep north slopes, between 5300 and 6000 feet, many almost pure stands of Pinus cembroides are to be found and also the lowest individuals of Quercus ..."

6. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1922)
"... the Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, where it is common at elevations of 5000° above the sea-level. Pinus cembroides var. edulis Voss. Nut Pine. ..."

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