Canadian red pine

7.4

A tall eastern North American tree with long needles in pairs and red bark

noun
/kəˈneɪdiən rɛd paɪn/

: pino rojo canadiense

The Canadian red pine is known for its long needles that grow in pairs and its distinct reddish bark.

Examples

The reddish bark of the Canadian red pine makes it easy to distinguish from other pines.
We hiked through a forest dominated by towering Canadian red pine trees.
The Canadian red pine is commonly planted for timber production due to its straight trunk.
The Canadian red pine is a beautiful tree.
I saw a Canadian red pine in the park.
In the forest, we identified the Canadian red pine by its tall stature and characteristic peeling bark.
The Canadian red pine thrives best in well-drained sandy soils found in eastern North America.

Synonyms

Pinus resinosa

vsCanadian red pine

Specialized

8.5

A pine tree from eastern North America with long needles in pairs and red bark

is the common descriptive name rather than the Latin form

red pine

vsCanadian red pine

4.8

A tall pine tree with long needles in pairs and reddish bark used for timber

focuses on physical features like needles and bark not timber

Surface Forms

Canadian red pine singular

Canadian red pines plural

Morphology

Canadian + red + pine

The phrase is fully compositional: 'Canadian' denotes origin, 'red' describes a salient color/feature, and 'pine' names the tree, so the overall meaning (a pine associated with Canada that is red in some respect) is directly derivable from the constituents. This adjectival modifier + noun pattern is a basic, cross-linguistic noun-phrase structure, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will understand the MWE.

Etymology

Canadian red pine is named for where it grows and what it looks like: Canadian shows the country it is common in, red points to its reddish bark, and pine tells you it is a 'pine tree'. That's why the name helps you remember a 'pine tree' from Canada with red bark.