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BLACK PINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large two-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe
Synonyms:
black pine; Pinus nigra
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("black pine" is a kind of...):
pine; pine tree; true pine (a coniferous tree)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine
Synonyms:
black pine; Jeffrey's pine; Jeffrey pine; Pinus jeffreyi
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("black pine" is a kind of...):
pine; pine tree; true pine (a coniferous tree)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog
Synonyms:
black pine; Japanese black pine; Pinus thunbergii
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("black pine" is a kind of...):
pine; pine tree; true pine (a coniferous tree)
Sense 4
Meaning:
New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry
Synonyms:
black pine; miro; Podocarpus ferruginea; Prumnopitys ferruginea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("black pine" is a kind of...):
conifer; coniferous tree (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)
Holonyms ("black pine" is a member of...):
genus Prumnopitys; Prumnopitys (mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Conifer of Australia and New Zealand
Synonyms:
black pine; matai; Podocarpus spicata; Prumnopitys taxifolia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("black pine" is a kind of...):
conifer; coniferous tree (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)
Holonyms ("black pine" is a member of...):
genus Prumnopitys; Prumnopitys (mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus)
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