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Scotch pine

noun

Definition of Scotch pine 

: a pine (Pinus sylvestris) of northern Europe and Asia with spreading or pendulous branches, short rigid twisted needles, and hard yellow wood that provides valuable timber

First Known Use of Scotch pine

1706, in the meaning defined above

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