black pine

English

European black pine

Noun

black pine (countable and uncountable, plural black pines)

1. A pine tree, genus Pinus, of darker foliage than most other species:
   1. A European black pine (Pinus nigra);
   2. A Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii);
   3. A Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi), principally of California.
2. Other similar conifers:
   1. Matai (Prumnopitys taxifolia), a New Zealand conifer;
   2. Miro (Pectinopitys ferruginea), also a New Zealand conifer.
3. (uncountable) Wood of such trees
4. (uncountable) A certain red alga, of species Neorhodomela larix, found in intertidal areas of the North Pacific.

Synonyms

• (Pinus nigra): Austrian pine

References

• black pine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pinus thunbergii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pinus jeffreyi on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rhodomelaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies