hickory pine

noun

1. bristlecone pine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hickory pine¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

We walk through forests thick with birch, oak, hickory, pine.

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If the hickory, pine and bobolinks that grace the center's 15 acres are not enough, there is what may be termed the reality walk.

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In the other I was surprised to recognize Old Hickory Pine.

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I am afraid he and Old Hickory Pine and Cal Marsh did a bit of swaggering while in town.

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The camp was located in a nice piece of woodland, composed of oak, hickory, pine etc., on the western side of the brook or branch, from which the ground rose at a gentle slope towards the east and west, the flow being towards the north.

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