Torrey pine

noun

Tor·​rey pine

ˈtȯrē-

variants or Torrey's pine

: a tall coniferous tree (Pinus torreyana) of California with dark green needles in fives and long cylindrical cones

called also gray-leaf pine, Sabine pine, Soledad pine

Word History

Etymology

after John Torrey †1873

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