pinus_aristata | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
Synonyms: | Rocky_Mountain_bristlecone_pine bristlecone_pine | |
Related terms: | pine | |
Similar spelling: |
Pinus_radiata Pinus_rigida |