jack pine

noun

a scrubby pine, Pinus banksiana, growing on tracts of poor, rocky land in Canada and the northern U.S., bearing short needles and curved cones.

Also called gray pine.

Origin of jack pine

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby jack pine

jack oak, jack-of-all-trades, Jack of all trades, master of none, jackoff, jack-o'-lantern, jack pine, jack plane, jack plug, jack post, jackpot, jackrabbit

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Example sentences from the Web for jack pine

From the midst of a clump of second growth Jack-pine proceeded a glow of firelight.
The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three|Dexter J. Forrester
Not a very inviting place, this shabby way station set in a wilderness of jack-pine and hackberry trees.
In Jeopardy|Van Tassel Sutphen
The jack-pine knots, heavy with pitch, gave to the top of the stove a rosy glow.
The Courage of Marge O'Doone|James Oliver Curwood
Tall, dark trees of spruce, fir, and jack-pine shouldered back from the margin and cast irregular silhouettes around the border.
If Any Man Sin|H. A. Cody

In Michigan it forms the "jack-pine plains" of the Lower Peninsula.
Trees Worth Knowing|Julia Ellen Rogers

British Dictionary definitions for jack pine

jack pine

noun

a coniferous tree, Pinus banksiana, of North America, having paired needle-like leaves and small cones that remain on the branches for many years: family Pinaceae

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	jack pine
释义	jack pine noun a scrubby pine, Pinus banksiana, growing on tracts of poor, rocky land in Canada and the northern U.S., bearing short needles and curved cones. Also called gray pine. Origin of jack pine First recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby jack pine jack oak, jack-of-all-trades, Jack of all trades, master of none, jackoff, jack-o'-lantern, jack pine, jack plane, jack plug, jack post, jackpot, jackrabbit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jack pine From the midst of a clump of second growth Jack-pine proceeded a glow of firelight. The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three\|Dexter J. Forrester Not a very inviting place, this shabby way station set in a wilderness of jack-pine and hackberry trees. In Jeopardy\|Van Tassel Sutphen The jack-pine knots, heavy with pitch, gave to the top of the stove a rosy glow. The Courage of Marge O'Doone\|James Oliver Curwood Tall, dark trees of spruce, fir, and jack-pine shouldered back from the margin and cast irregular silhouettes around the border. If Any Man Sin\|H. A. Cody In Michigan it forms the "jack-pine plains" of the Lower Peninsula. Trees Worth Knowing\|Julia Ellen Rogers British Dictionary definitions for jack pine jack pine noun a coniferous tree, Pinus banksiana, of North America, having paired needle-like leaves and small cones that remain on the branches for many years: family Pinaceae Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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