Jeffrey pine

noun

1. a conifer, Pinus jeffreyi, of high mountains in the western U.S., having long needles, large cones, and aromatic bark.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jeffrey pine¹

1855–60, Americanism; after John Jeffrey (1826–54), Scottish gardener, who collected plants in the Pacific Northwest, 1850–54

Example Sentences

Steers said those are the nicknames for a pair of flying squirrels whom they believe to be neighbors of the eagles in the soaring Jeffrey pine that holds their 5-foot-wide aerie.

From Los Angeles Times

There are three eggs in the couple’s jumbo nest, which measures about 5 feet across and 5 deep and sits atop a towering Jeffrey pine with a shining mountain lake as a backdrop.

From Los Angeles Times

They even camped in the Angeles National Forest to sample a vanilla-scented Jeffrey pine.

From Los Angeles Times

Using large drones, they dropped balls of Jeffrey pine seeds, nutrients and soil over 25 acres in the area known as Dog Valley, west of Reno.

From Washington Times

Raptor enthusiasts have been following the eagles’ saga on a live-cam feed of the nest, which is perched about 120 feet up a Jeffrey pine tree.

From Los Angeles Times