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bristlecone pine

noun

a pine, Pinus aristata, of the southwestern U.S., bearing short needles crowded into long, thick bundles and cones having scales tipped with a slender, curved spine.

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Nearby words

bristle, bristle worm, bristle-grass, bristle-thighed curlew, bristlebird, bristlecone pine, bristlemouth, bristletail, bristly, bristly sarsaparilla, bristol

Origin of bristlecone pine

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; bristle + cone
Also called hickory pine.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for bristlecone pine

bristlecone pine

/ (ˈbrɪsəlˌkəʊn) /

noun

a coniferous tree, Pinus aristata, of the western US, bearing cones with bristle-like prickles: one of the longest-lived trees, useful in radiocarbon dating
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