gray pine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gray pine
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
Example Sentences
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It chewed through dry trees and brush, thick grass and stands of ember-sprouting gray pine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
The Zogg fire began on Sept. 27, 2020, after a damaged gray pine fell on a PG&E electric line along Zogg Mine Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023
In March, state investigators concluded that the fire was sparked by a gray pine tree that fell onto a PG&E transmission line.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
State fire investigators determined the Zogg Fire was ignited by gray pine tree that fell onto a PG&E transmission line.
From Fox News ● Sep. 24, 2021
Now and again a gray pine stump, appearing, if the light struck it, twice its real size, passed like a shimmering ghost.
From Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods by Hornibrook, Isabel
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