western white pine

noun

1

: a white pine (Pinus monticola) with stout blue-green leaves 2 to 4 inches long and long-stalked cones 5 to 12 inches long

2

: ponderosa pine sense 1

3

: limber pine

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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