mountain pine meaning and definition

MOUNTAIN PINE noun

Definition of mountain pine (noun)

1. evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka
   • synonyms: Libocedrus bidwillii, pahautea
2. tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles; bark is grey-brown with rectangular plates when mature
   • synonyms: Pinus monticola, silver pine, western white pine
3. low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two
   • synonyms: dwarf mountain pine, mugho pine, mugo pine, Pinus mugo, Swiss mountain pine