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joint pine

joint pine noun: a leafless shrub with needle-like branches, Ephedra fragilis, native to southern Europe and northern Africa and used medicinally due to its ephedrine content.

Noun

joint pine (usually uncountable, plural joint pines)

  1. (usually) A leafless shrub with needle-like branches, Ephedra fragilis, native to southern Europe and northern Africa and used medicinally due to its ephedrine content.
  2. (usually) A related plant, Ephedra distachya
  3. (usually) Any plant in the genus Ephedra.
    Synonyms:
    ephedra, jointfir

Synonyms of joint pine

Forms of joint pine

pluraljoint pines

Questions about joint pine

What does joint pine mean?
Joint pine means a leafless shrub with needle-like branches, Ephedra fragilis, native to southern Europe and northern Africa and used medicinally due to its ephedrine content.
What part of speech is joint pine?
Joint pine is a noun.
What is the plural of joint pine?
The plural of joint pine is joint pines.

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