pencil pine en · NOUN
Etymology
From its narrow, pointed shape.
Meanings
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Athrotaxis cupressoides, a tree native to Tasmania.
The fire began spreading & the surrounding pencil pines & then the forest beyond was in flames […].
2001, Richard Flanagan, Gould's Book of Fish, Vintage, published 2016, page 385:
- Cupressus sempervirens, a cypress native to the eastern Mediterranean region and widely planted as an ornamental.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pencil pines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |