bristleconeadj.
/ˈbrɪs(ə)lkəʊn/ bristlecone pine n. either of two long-lived species of pine, Pinus aristata and P. longaeva, native to south-western North America, having cone scales which terminate in bristle-like appendages. Also elliptical.
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pine treeeOE
pineOE
pine-nut treec1330
pineapplec1390
pineapple treea1398
mountain pine1597
pine1597
mountain pine1601
frankincense1611
rosin flower?1611
black pine1683
Scotch pine1706
yellow pine1709
Jersey pine1743
loblolly pine1760
mugoa1768
Scots pine1774
Scotch fir1777
arrow plant1779
scrub pine1791
Georgia pine1796
old field pine1797
tamarack1805
grey pine1810
pond pine1810
New Jersey pine1818
loblolly1819
Corsican pine1824
celery-top pine1827
toatoa1831
heavy-wooded pine1836
nut pine1845
celery pine1851
celery-topped pine1851
sugar-pine1853
western white pine1857
Jeffrey1858
Korean pine1858
lodge-pole pine1859
jack pine1863
whitebark pine1864
twisted pine1866
Monterey pine1868
tanekaha1875
chir1882
slash-pine1882
celery-leaved pine1883
knee-pine1884
knobcone pine1884
matsu1884
meadow pine1884
Alaska pine1890
limber pine1901
bristlecone pine1908
o-matsu1916
insignis1920
radiata1953
1908 G. B. Sudworth Forest Trees Pacific Slope 37 Bristle-cone pine..is known in the field as ‘fox-tail pine’ and ‘hickory pine’.
1917 Bull. U.S. Dept. Agric. No. 460. 23 An appropriate and distinctive name is bristle-cone pine, which is derived from the tree's specific name, aristata (bearded), referring to the bristlelike prickles of the cone scales.
1972 Guinness Bk. Records (ed. 19) ii. 49/2 The oldest recorded living tree is a bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva)..,growing..in eastern Nevada.
1989 Smithsonian Dec. 20/3 As an admirer and longtime observer of the venerable bristlecone, I was honored to receive one of these tough and rugged pine bonsai trees as a gift.
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