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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AROLLA

AROLLA A *rol "la (a *rol "la ), n. [F. arolle.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: The stone pine (Pinus Cembra ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

arolla

a rol la |əˈrälə, əˈrō -əˈrɑlə |(also arolla pine ) noun a tall pine tree native to the Alps and Carpathian mountains, often planted in dense clumps as an avalanche break. [Pinus cembra, family Pinaceae. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Swiss French arol (l )e.

 

Oxford Dictionary

arolla

arolla |əˈrɒlə |(also arolla pine ) noun a tall pine tree of the Alps and Carpathian Mountains, frequently planted in dense clumps as an avalanche break. Pinus cembra, family Pinaceae. Alternative name: Swiss stone pine. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Swiss French arol (l )e.