cluster pine

noun

1. a pine tree, Pinus pinaster, having long thick needles and large clustered cones, native to the Mediterranean coastal regions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cluster pine¹

First recorded in 1855–60; so named from the shape of its foliage (needles)

Example Sentences

Of this tree there are two varieties, the Pinus pinaster or cluster pine, the Pin maritime of the French, which grows best on deep loose soils and flourishes even on the drifting sands of the sea shore.

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