whitebark pine

whitebark pine
noun
small pine of western North America; having smooth grey-white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine
Hypernyms: ↑white pine

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noun also whitebarked pine \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\
: a pine (Pinus albicaulis) of the western United States having thin pale brown or creamy white bark and soft brittle wood

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