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Huon pine

[ hyoo-onor, often, yoo- ]

noun

  1. a coniferous tree, Dacrydium franklinii, of Tasmania, having very small cones and yielding timber.


Huon pine

/ ˈhjuːɒn /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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