red pine

American  

noun

1. a pine, Pinus resinosa, of northeastern North America, having needles in groups of two and reddish bark.

2. the wood of this tree, valued as timber.

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red pine British  

noun

1. Also called: rimu.  a coniferous tree, Dacrydium cupressinum , of New Zealand, having narrow sharp pointed leaves: family Podocarpaceae

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Etymology

Origin of red pine

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

The red pine trees endemic to Anatolia span the Taurus mountain system.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2021

Don Iverson, 50, a logger in western Wisconsin, has for three decades used County Route K and Pray Road to haul red pine trees, white pine trees and oak trees to nearby sawmills.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2020

I awoke the next day at 5 a.m. and drove south out of the Navajo Nation, to where the road dips through piñon and red pine forests toward Phoenix.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2017

This lovely rolling singletrack is so thick with deep red pine needles that it’s like riding along a big soft ginger beard.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2015

The red pine walls looked warm, and the carpeted floor was so unusual as to give one a feeling of extraordinary refinement.

From The Twins of Suffering Creek by Cullum, Ridgwell