rocky_mountain_bristlecone_pine | ||
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: | Pinus_aristata bristlecone_pine | |
Related terms: | pine | |
Similar spelling: |
rocky_mountain_national_park Rocky_Mountain_spotted_fever |