sugar pine

sug·ar pine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo g-er pahyn]
- /ˈʃʊg ər paɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo g-er pahyn]
- /ˈʃʊg ər paɪn/

Definitions of sugar pine words

noun sugar pine a tall pine, Pinus lambertiana, of California, Oregon, etc., having cones 20 inches (51 cm) long. 1
noun sugar pine a pine tree, Pinus lambertiana, of California and Oregon, having spreading pendulous branches, light brown cones, and sugary resin 0
noun sugar pine a giant pine (Pinus lambertiana) of the Pacific coast, with soft, reddish-brown wood, large cones, sugarlike resin, and needles in groups of five 0

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Origin of sugar pine

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Sugar pine

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sugar pine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sugar pine usage trend in Literature

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