black pine meaning and definition

BLACK PINE noun

Definition of black pine (noun)

1. conifer of Australia and New Zealand
   • synonyms: matai, Podocarpus spicata, Prumnopitys taxifolia
2. New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry
   • synonyms: miro, Podocarpus ferruginea, Prumnopitys ferruginea
3. large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog
   • synonyms: Japanese black pine, Pinus thunbergii
4. 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: Jeffrey pine, Jeffrey's pine, Pinus jeffreyi
5. large two-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe
   • synonyms: Pinus nigra