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RED PINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does red pine mean?
• RED PINE (noun)
The noun RED PINE has 2 senses:
1. tall New Zealand timber tree
2. pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark
Familiarity information: RED PINE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall New Zealand timber tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dacrydium cupressinum; imou pine; red pine; rimu
Hypernyms ("red pine" is a kind of...):
conifer; coniferous tree (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)
Holonyms ("red pine" is a member of...):
Dacrydium; genus Dacrydium (Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Canadian red pine; Pinus resinosa; red pine
Hypernyms ("red pine" is a kind of...):
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