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/sˈɪlvər paɪn/ Listen

Silver pine

noun

Timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood. Synonyms: Lagarostrobus colensoi, westland pine.

Tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles; bark is grey-brown with rectangular plates when mature. Synonyms: mountain pine, Pinus monticola, western white pine.

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"Silver pine" Quotes from Famous Books

... fair, Caledonia, the nymphs of thy mountains, And graceful and straight as thine own silver pine, Though fresh as thy breezes, and pure as thy fountains, Yet fairer to me is the Flower of the Tyne. This poor throbbing heart as an offering I give her, A temple to love is this bosom of mine; Then smile on thy victim, ...

— The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volumes I-VI. - The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century • Various

Words linked to "Silver pine" : mountain pine, Pinus monticola, coniferous tree, conifer, westland pine, white pine