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Black pine

noun

Conifer of Australia and New Zealand. Synonyms: matai, Podocarpus spicata, Prumnopitys taxifolia.

New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry. Synonyms: miro, Podocarpus ferruginea, Prumnopitys ferruginea.

Large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog. Synonyms: Japanese black pine, Pinus thunbergii.

Tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine. Synonyms: Jeffrey's pine, Jeffrey pine, Pinus jeffreyi.

Large two-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe. Synonym: Pinus nigra.

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"Black pine" Quotes from Famous Books

... moaning storm, in a wilderness of miles and miles of black pine-trees, the Transcontinental Flier lay buried in the snow. In the first darkness of the wild December night, engine and tender had rushed on ahead to division headquarters, to let the line know that the flier had given up the fight, and needed ...

— Back to God's Country and Other Stories • James Oliver Curwood

Words linked to "Black pine" : true pine, coniferous tree, conifer, pine, Prumnopitys, genus Prumnopitys, Jeffrey pine, pine tree