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Norfolk Island pine

noun

  1. a coniferous evergreen tree, Araucaria heterophylla (or A. excelsa ), having whorled branches and needlelike foliage, widely cultivated as a houseplant.


Norfolk Island pine

noun

  1. a tall coniferous tree, Araucaria heterophylla , native to Norfolk Island and widely cultivated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Norfolk Island pine1

First recorded in 1795–1805
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Example Sentences

With a bit of luck, you’ll be decorating your Norfolk Island pine as a gorgeous living Christmas tree for years to come.

Tishan Hsu lives above his Williamsburg, Brooklyn, studio, where an immense skylight keeps a Norfolk Island Pine alive.

The best known is the Norfolk Island pine, sold as a houseplant, though another, the Chilean monkey puzzle tree, has been a botanical curiosity since the 19th century.

His window display would be this: a Norfolk Island pine tree, the height of a three- or four-foot-tall child.

Her mood turned downward at the Norfolk island pine.

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