Definition of Scotch pine

1. Noun. Medium large two-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia having flaking red-brown bark.

Exact synonyms: Pinus Sylvestris, Scotch Fir, Scots Pine
Generic synonyms: Pine, Pine Tree, True Pine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scotch Pine

Scotch cramp
Scotch crow
Scotch crows
Scotch egg
Scotch eggs
Scotch fillet
Scotch fillets
Scotch finger
Scotch fir
Scotch gale
Scotch hands
Scotch kiss
Scotch laburnum
Scotch marigold
Scotch pancake
Scotch pine (current term)
Scotch tape
Scotch terrier
Scotch thistle
Scotch whiskey
Scotch whiskies
Scotch whisky
Scotch woodcock
Scotches
Scotchman
Scotchmen
Scotchwoman
Scotchwomen
Scotish
Scotism

Literary usage of Scotch pine

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

1. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1876)
"But fuel is the least valuable use to which the wood of the Scotch pine can be ... Newlands says " the lightness and stiffness of the Scotch pine render ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The wood is not so durable as that of the Scotch pine ; but it may be employed in the joinery of ordinary apartments. In general, however, it is not ..."

3. A Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1896)
"Preparations of Scotch pine Needles. In many districts, especially in Silesia, green needles of freshly-felled Scotch pine are used for preparing a woolly ..."

4. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"The Scotch pine, or Fir, as it is called, differs from the Pitch Pine, in having its leaves in ... A few trees of the Scotch pine may also be admissible, ..."

5. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"Artificial plantations of the Scotch pine have been made to a great extent ... Both in Scotland and in England, also, plantations of Scotch pine were formed ..."

6. The Indian Forester (1895)
"The Deterioration of Scotch pine. It cannot to doubted that the question, " Has Scotch pine deteriorated in quality during late years? ..."

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