mugho pine


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mu·gho pine

or mu·go pine  (myo͞o′gō, mo͞o′-)
n.
A shrubby, prostrate European pine (Pinus mugo) widely cultivated as an ornamental.
[French, from Italian mugo.]
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mu′gho

(or mu′go) pine′

(ˈmyu goʊ, ˈmu-)
n.
a prostrate, shrubby pine, Pinus mugo mugo, native to Europe, cultivated as an ornamental.
[1750–60; < French mugho < Italian mugo]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mugho pine - low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of twomugho pine - low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two
dwarf mountain pine, mugo pine, Pinus mugo, Swiss mountain pine, mountain pine
pine, pine tree, true pine - a coniferous tree
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