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bristlecone pine

bristlecone pine noun: any of certain small, slow-growing pine trees found in the western United States, of three species in Pinus subsect. Balfourianae, some of which are over 4,000 years old.

bristlecone pine: any of certain small, slow-growing pine trees found in the western United States, of three species...
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Noun

bristlecone pine (plural bristlecone pines)

  1. Any of certain small, slow-growing pine trees found in the western United States, of three species in Pinus subsect. Balfourianae, some of which are over 4,000 years old.

Forms of bristlecone pine

pluralbristlecone pines

Questions about bristlecone pine

What does bristlecone pine mean?
Bristlecone pine means any of certain small, slow-growing pine trees found in the western United States, of three species in Pinus subsect. Balfourianae, some of which are over 4,000 years old.
What part of speech is bristlecone pine?
Bristlecone pine is a noun.
What is the plural of bristlecone pine?
The plural of bristlecone pine is bristlecone pines.

Words near bristlecone pine in the dictionary

  1. bristlebirds
  2. bristlebot
  3. bristlecone
  4. bristlecone fir
  5. bristlecone firs
  6. bristlecone pine
  7. bristlecone pines
  8. bristlecones
  9. bristled
  10. bristled up
  11. bristlefront

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