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jack pine

American  

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 British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of jack pine

First recorded in 1880–85

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