Phrase guide

Swiss pine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A pine tree of the species Pinus cembra, native to alpine Europe, North Africa, and western Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

large five-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Swiss stone pine, arolla pine, cembra nut tree, Pinus cembra

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pine, pine tree, true pine

History

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pi suís — Pinus cembra
  • Czech: borovice limba — Pinus cembra
  • Dutch: alpenden — Pinus cembra
  • Dutch: arve — Pinus cembra
  • Finnish: sembramänty — Pinus cembra
  • Franco-Provençal: aròla — Pinus cembra
  • French: arolle — Pinus cembra
  • French: pin cembro — Pinus cembra
  • French: pin des Alpes — Pinus cembra
  • German: Zirbelkiefer — Pinus cembra
  • Hungarian: havasi cirbolyafenyő — Pinus cembra
  • Italian: pino cembro — Pinus cembra
  • Ladin: zirm — Pinus cembra
  • Piedmontese: ervu — Pinus cembra
  • Piedmontese: sémber — Pinus cembra
  • Polish: sosna limba — Pinus cembra
  • Portuguese: pinheiro cembro — Pinus cembra
  • Romanian: zâmbru — Pinus cembra
  • Romansh: schember — Pinus cembra
  • Swedish: cembratall — Pinus cembra
  • Turkish: fıstıkçamı — Pinus cembra
  • Vietnamese: thông Thụy Sĩ — Pinus cembra