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Huon pine
[ hyoo-onor, often, yoo- ]
noun
- a coniferous tree, Dacrydium franklinii, of Tasmania, having very small cones and yielding timber.
Huon pine
/ ˈhjuːɒn /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Huon pine1
First recorded in 1810–20; named after the Huon river in Tasmania
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Huon pine1
named after the Huon River, Tasmania
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