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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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... were set at the same time. They are about two-thirds of the height of the Scotch pine, but they are as healthy and vigorous trees as one would care to see. Some trees of rock, or bull, pine (Pinus scopulorum) were set at the same time. They have grown at about the same rate as the black pine and are healthy, ...

— Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 • Various

Words linked to "Black pine" : pine tree, true pine, Pinus jeffreyi, conifer, coniferous tree, Jeffrey's pine, pine, Prumnopitys ferruginea, genus Prumnopitys, Prumnopitys