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black pine en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A pine tree, genus Pinus, of darker foliage than most other species: ▸ A European black pine (Pinus nigra);
2. (countable, uncountable) A pine tree, genus Pinus, of darker foliage than most other species: ▸ A Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii);
3. (countable, uncountable) A pine tree, genus Pinus, of darker foliage than most other species: ▸ A Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi), principally of California.
4. (countable, uncountable) Other similar conifers: ▸ Matai (Prumnopitys taxifolia), a New Zealand conifer;
5. (countable, uncountable) Other similar conifers: ▸ Miro (Pectinopitys ferruginea), also a New Zealand conifer.
6. (uncountable) Wood of such trees
7. (uncountable) A certain red alga, of species Neorhodomela larix, found in intertidal areas of the North Pacific.

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Synonyms

Austrian pine (Pinus nigra)