Norfolk Island pine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Norfolk Island pine
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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With a bit of luck, you’ll be decorating your Norfolk Island pine as a gorgeous living Christmas tree for years to come.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2021
The best known is the Norfolk Island pine, sold as a houseplant, though another, the Chilean monkey puzzle tree, has been a botanical curiosity since the 19th century.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2020
The artificial stiffness and regularity of the Norfolk Island pine, and the sweet-smelling golden blooms of the Australian wattle, are sights almost as familiar in New Zealand as in their native lands.
From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember
These trees are supposed to have been the Norfolk Island pine, a tree now extinct, are of large dimensions, all prostrate, lying in no particular order, and all broken up into large or smaller sections.
From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas
Its only rival, but of a different type of beauty, is the Norfolk Island pine, of the south sea islands.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
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