cembra
UK/ˈsɛmbɹə/
cembra noun: the Swiss pine, Pinus cembra.
Noun
cembra (plural cembras)
- The Swiss pine, Pinus cembra.
- Among the cembra trees in the Engadine the snow may be sprinkled with the nuts out of the cones.1924, Katharine Symonds Furse, Ski-running
- Then comes the descent, with its forests of larch and cembra, golden and dark green upon a ground of grey, and in front the serried shafts of the Bernina, and here and there a glimpse of emerald lake at turnings of the road.1884, John Addington Symonds, New Italian sketches
- Synonyms:
- Swiss stone pine, arolla pine
Synonyms of cembra
Forms of cembra
| plural | cembras |
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Origin of cembra
Borrowed from New Latin cembra.
Questions about cembra
- What does cembra mean?
- Cembra means the Swiss pine, Pinus cembra.
- What part of speech is cembra?
- Cembra is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cembra?
- Cembra is pronounced /ˈsɛmbɹə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cembra?
- The plural of cembra is cembras.
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