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fern pine

fern pine noun: an evergreen tree or shrub native to Africa, with long and narrow leaves, Afrocarpus gracilior (formerly Podocarpus gracilior), widely grown for its attractive foliage.

fern pine: an evergreen tree or shrub native to Africa, with long and narrow leaves, Afrocarpus gracilior...
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Noun

fern pine (plural fern pines)

  1. An evergreen tree or shrub native to Africa, with long and narrow leaves, Afrocarpus gracilior (formerly Podocarpus gracilior), widely grown for its attractive foliage.
  2. Any plant now or formerly in the genus Podocarpus.

Forms of fern pine

pluralfern pines

Words formed from fern pine

  • African fern pine

Questions about fern pine

What does fern pine mean?
Fern pine means an evergreen tree or shrub native to Africa, with long and narrow leaves, Afrocarpus gracilior (formerly Podocarpus gracilior), widely grown for its attractive foliage.
What part of speech is fern pine?
Fern pine is a noun.
What is the plural of fern pine?
The plural of fern pine is fern pines.

Words near fern pine in the dictionary

  1. fern gully
  2. Fern Hill
  3. fern house
  4. fern houses
  5. fern moss
  6. fern pine
  7. fern pines
  8. fern seed
  9. fern seeds
  10. Fern Tree
  11. fern weevil

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