a pine tree, Pinus radiata, native to the western USA. but grown in Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere to produce building timber
Often shortened to: radiata
Word origin
from New Latin
Monterey pine in American English
noun
a pine tree, Pinus radiata, native to coastal California, having cones that open to germinate only in the heat of a forest fire, used for reforestation and as a timber tree
Word origin
[1825–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: breakdown, cliché, cross section, self-help, structural
Examples of 'Monterey pine' in a sentence
Monterey pine
The wind has caught the leaves and the back branches are too near the Monterey pine.