scrub pine
noun
any of several pines, as the jack pine, characterized by a scrubby or irregular manner of growth, usually found in dry, sandy soil.
Origin of scrub pine
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95
Words nearby scrub pine
scrub brush,
scrub fowl,
scrub jay,
scrub nurse,
scrub oak,
scrub pine,
scrub round,
scrub suit,
scrub turkey,
scrub typhus,
scrub up
Example sentences from the Web for scrub pine
Below, men were getting out of the car which had driven into the scant cover of a scrub-pine grove.
The Golden Skull |John Blaine