[syn: black pine, Pinus nigra]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
black pine
n 1: conifer of Australia and New Zealand [syn: matai, black
pine, Prumnopitys taxifolia, Podocarpus spicata]
2: New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used
for interior carpentry [syn: miro, black pine,
Prumnopitys ferruginea, Podocarpus 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 [syn: Japanese black pine, 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 [syn: Jeffrey pine,
Jeffrey's pine, black pine, Pinus jeffreyi]
5: large two-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe [syn:
black pine, Pinus nigra]