Pinus contorta

Definitions of Pinus contorta
  1. noun
    shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
    synonyms: lodgepole, lodgepole pine, shore pine, spruce pine
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    type of:
    pine, pine tree, true pine
    a coniferous tree
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