jack pine
noun
a scrubby pine, Pinus banksiana, growing on tracts of poor, rocky land in Canada and the northern U.S., bearing short needles and curved cones.
Also called
gray pine.
Origin of jack pine
First recorded in 1880–85
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British Dictionary definitions for jack pine
jack pine
noun
a coniferous tree, Pinus banksiana, of North America, having paired needle-like leaves and small cones that remain on the branches for many years: family Pinaceae