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Jeffrey's pine

Jeffrey's pine

7.7
A tall pine tree from western North America with long blue-green needles in groups of three and large cones
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛfəriz paɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pino de Jeffrey
  • The Jeffrey's pine can be identified by its distinctive long needles and large cones.

Examples

  • Forests in the Sierra Nevada are dominated by Jeffrey's pine and ponderosa pine.

  • Many hikers enjoy the scent of the resin produced by Jeffrey's pine trees.

  • The Jeffrey's pine is known for its unique appearance.

  • Have you ever seen a Jeffrey's pine in the wild?

  • The Jeffrey's pine is easily recognizable by its long blue-green needles and large, elongated cones.

  • In the mountainous regions, Jeffrey's pine trees provide shelter and food for various wildlife.

  • During our trip, we admired the tall Jeffrey's pine swaying gently in the breeze.

Synonyms

Jeffrey pine
vsJeffrey's pine
  • Specialized
7.4

A tall pine tree from western North America with long blue-green needles in groups of three and long cones

is the same species but written in the possessive form
Pinus jeffreyi
vsJeffrey's pine
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall pine tree with long blue-green needles in groups of three and long cones

refers to the species without suggesting alternate classification

Surface Forms

Jeffrey's pine singular
Jeffrey's pines plural

Morphology

Jeffrey's + pine

The phrase is a possessive proper-name + noun combination (Jeffrey's + pine) which signals a type or variety of pine tree; a B1 learner who knows 'pine' will infer it refers to a kind of pine even if they do not know the eponymous Jeffrey. This naming pattern (species or varieties named after people) is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Jeffrey's pine gets its name from a plant collector called John Jeffrey who, in the 1800s, sent the first tree samples to scientists in Europe. Because he was the first to collect and describe this long-needled pine, people named the tree after him, so the name now means that particular species of tree.