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Huon pine

American  
[hyoo-on, yoo-] / ˈhyu ɒn, ˈyu- /

noun

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

Huon pine British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Huon pine

First recorded in 1810–20; named after the Huon river in Tasmania

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Huon pine, because of its being found near the Huon River, in Tasmania.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

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