Oyster Bay pinen.
/ˌɔɪstə ˌbeɪ ˈpʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌɔɪstər ˌbeɪ ˈpaɪn/ A cypress pine, Callitris rhomboidea (family Cupressaceae), native to southern and eastern Australia (esp. Tasmania) and naturalized in New Zealand and elsewhere.
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1832 J. Backhouse in Narr. Visit Austral. Colonies (1843) 73 On the hills, are the Blue Gum, the Oyster Bay Pine.
1891 Science 3 July 10/2 Among the other trees of Tasmania may be mentioned the red pine, oyster bay pine, silver wattle, black wattle, and native cherry.
1956 W. M. Curtis Student's Flora Tasmania 5 C[allitris] tasmanica..Oyster Bay Pine... Locally abundant on the east coast from Prosser River to Elephant Pass.
1989 L. Cronin Conc. Austral. Flora 119 Callitris rhomboidea. Port Jackson or Oyster Bay pine. A tall bushy shrub or small tree, 2–6 m high with a slender trunk and a bushy, columnar or conical crown with drooping branchlets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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