celery top pine
- noun
- Australian
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pino de cima de apio
- The timber from the celery top pine is highly prized for boat building.
Examples
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We saw a grove of celery top pines during our hike in Tasmania.
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Researchers are studying the growth patterns of the celery top pine in its native habitat.
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The celery top pine grows well in Tasmania.
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Many celery top pines are found in the forests.
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The timber from the celery top pine is highly prized for boat building.
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Researchers are studying the growth patterns of the celery top pine in its native habitat.
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We saw a grove of celery top pines during our hike in Tasmania.
Synonyms
A medium-sized evergreen tree from Tasmania with leaves like celery
A medium-tall evergreen tree from Tasmania with flat branches like leaves
An evergreen tree from Australia with leaves that look like celery
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is partly compositional: a learner who knows 'pine' will understand it denotes a type of pine tree, and 'celery' + 'top' suggests a descriptive feature of the tree's crown. However, the specific identity as a Tasmanian species valued for durable timber and the exact origin of the name are not deducible from the parts alone, so full meaning requires extra world knowledge.
Etymology
Celery top pine gets its name from the tree's look: the small, flat leaves at the very top of the pine look like the leaves of celery, so people called it a pine with a celery top. That's why the name means 'a kind of tree' from Tasmania.
