Scots pine
- noun
- /skɑts paɪn/
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pino escocés
- During our hike, we spotted a majestic Scots pine that towered over the other trees in the area.
Examples
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The forest was filled with tall Scots pines, their reddish-brown bark standing out against the bright green leaves.
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In 2003, 22 million hectares of spruce, larch, fir, Scots pine, and oak were destroyed or damaged by fire.
Academic text (2005) -
The Scots pine is known for its resilience and can thrive in harsh northern climates.
Synonyms
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A medium to large pine tree with two needles per cluster and reddish brown flaky bark
A tall pine tree that has two needles in each bundle and flaky red-brown bark
A medium large pine tree from northern Europe and Asia with two needles on each leaf and red-brown flaky bark
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally transparent: 'Scots' (pertaining to Scotland) + 'pine' (a type of tree) yields a pine associated with Scotland or a Scottish variety of pine. This follows a common adjective+noun naming pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the basic meaning even if they don't know the specific botanical species.
Etymology
Scots pine is a simple image: Scots means people of Scotland and pine is the tree, so imagine tall pines on Scottish hills with red-brown bark and two needles together. So Scots pine means 'a pine from Scotland' — the kind of pine you find there today.