bristlecone pine
Any of certain small, slow-growing pine trees found in the western United States, of…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.
» The bristlecone pine is the oldest individually growing organism.
Meaning
1 sensesAny 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.
small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some over 4500 years old
Examples
3 sentencesThe bristlecone pine is the oldest individually growing organism.
The bristlecone pine is the longest-living thing on Earth.
Bristlecone pines grow in high mountain forests in eastern California, Nevada and Utah.
ruОстистые сосны растут в высокогорных лесах восточной Калифорнии, Невады и Юты. — Wezel
Forms
plural: bristlecone pines| Singular | bristlecone pine |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some over 4500 years old:Rocky Mountain bristlecone pinePinus aristata