bristlecone pine
noun
a pine, Pinus aristata, of the southwestern U.S., bearing short needles crowded into long, thick bundles and cones having scales tipped with a slender, curved spine.
Also called
hickory pine.
Words nearby bristlecone pine
bristle,
bristle worm,
bristle-grass,
bristle-thighed curlew,
bristlebird,
bristlecone pine,
bristlemouth,
bristletail,
bristly,
bristly sarsaparilla,
bristol
British Dictionary definitions for bristlecone pine
bristlecone pine
/ (ˈbrɪsəlˌkəʊn) /
noun
a coniferous tree, Pinus aristata, of the western US, bearing cones with bristle-like prickles: one of the longest-lived trees, useful in radiocarbon dating