Huon pine

[ hyoo-onor, often, yoo- ]

noun

1. a coniferous tree, Dacrydium franklinii, of Tasmania, having very small cones and yielding timber.

Huon pine

/ ˈhjuːɒn /

noun

1. a Tasmanian coniferous tree, Dacrydium franklinii , with scalelike leaves and cup-shaped berry-like fruits: family Podocarpaceae . It is among the oldest living individual plants, thought to be up to 10 000 years old

Word History and Origins

Origin of Huon pine¹

First recorded in 1810–20; named after the Huon river in Tasmania

Word History and Origins

Origin of Huon pine¹

named after the Huon River, Tasmania