Japanese table pine

8.4

A pine tree from Japan and Korea with a wide, uneven crown often grown in gardens

noun

: pino de mesa japonés

A mature Japanese table pine can develop a broad, irregular crown unlike most other pines.

Examples

The Japanese table pine is often planted in gardens for its striking shape.
Botanists admire the Japanese table pine for its unique ornamental qualities.
The Japanese table pine is a beautiful addition to any garden.
Many people appreciate the Japanese table pine for its unique shape.
A mature Japanese table pine can develop a broad, irregular crown unlike most other pines.
Botanists admire the Japanese table pine for its unique ornamental qualities.
The Japanese table pine is often planted in gardens for its striking shape.

Synonyms

Japanese red pine

vsJapanese table pine

1 7.1

A pine tree from Japan and Korea that has a wide, uneven top and is grown for its looks

is an alternative common name used for the same ornamental tree

Pinus densiflora

vsJapanese table pine

Specialized

1 9.5

A pine tree from Japan and Korea often grown for its pretty, spreading shape

is the common ornamental tree name rather than the scientific Latin term

Surface Forms

Japanese table pine singular

Japanese table pines plural

Morphology

Japanese + table + pine

The core idea that this is a kind of pine from Japan is directly derivable from 'Japanese' + 'pine', so learners will grasp it denotes a type of tree. However, the intervening modifier 'table' (a technical/descriptional term here) is not a predictable modifier of 'pine' for a B1 learner and the specific botanical/ornamental sense cannot be fully inferred without prior exposure.

Etymology

Japanese table pine may get its name from the tree's wide, flat crown: this pine from Japan often spreads out like a low table, so gardeners plant it for its shape as a 'garden plant'.