jack pine

noun

1. 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.

jack pine

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of jack pine¹

First recorded in 1880–85