hoop pine
hoop pine · hoop pines
Araucaria cunninghamii, a tree of eastern Australia and New GuineaAraucaria cunninghamii, a tree of eastern Australia and New Guinea.
Meaning
1 sensesAraucaria cunninghamii, a tree of eastern Australia and New Guinea.
pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood
Origin
The tree's bark has horizontal bands resembling hoops (compare image).The tree's bark has horizontal bands resembling hoops (compare image).
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Forms
plural: hoop pines| Singular | hoop pine |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood:Moreton Bay pineAraucaria cunninghamii