WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bris′tlecone pine′,
- Plant Biologya pine, Pinus aristata, of the southwestern U.S., bearing short needles crowded into long, thick bundles and cones having scales tipped with a slender, curved spine. Also called hickory pine.
- bristle + cone 1890–95, American.
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