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bristlecone pine
bris·tle·cone pine B0486900 (brĭs′əl-kōn′)n. Either of two small slow-growing pines (Pinus aristata or P. longaeva) found at higher elevations of the western United States, having needles in fascicles of five. Specimens of P. longaeva in east-central California are among the oldest known living trees, achieving ages well over 4,000 years.bristlecone pine (ˈbrɪsəlˌkəʊn) n (Plants) a coniferous tree, Pinus aristata, of the western US, bearing cones with bristle-like prickles: one of the longest-lived trees, useful in radiocarbon datingbris′tlecone pine′
n. a small pine, Pinus aristata, of the high S Rocky Mountains, bearing cones with spine-tipped scales: believed to be the oldest living trees. [1890–95] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bristlecone pine - small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some over 4500 years oldPinus aristata, Rocky Mountain bristlecone pinepine, pine tree, true pine - a coniferous tree |
bristlecone pine
bristlecone pine, common name for the pinepine,
common name for members of the Pinaceae, a family of resinous woody trees with needlelike, usually evergreen leaves. The Pinaceae reproduce by means of cones (see cone) rather than flowers and many have winged seeds, suitable for wind distribution.
..... Click the link for more information. species Pinus longaeva, found in the White Mountains of California. Specimens have been known to live some 5,000 years.bristlecone pine[‚bris·əl‚kōn ′pīn] (botany) A small slow-growing evergreen tree of the genus Pinus that grows at high altitudes in the western United States, having dense branches with rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of five and thorn-tipped cone scales. The two types are P. longaeva, which lives longer than any other tree (over 4000 years), and P. monophylla, the single-leaf pinyon. bristlecone pine
Related to bristlecone pine: Great Basin Bristlecone PineSynonyms for bristlecone pinenoun small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scalesSynonyms- Pinus aristata
- Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine
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