单词 | jeffrey pine |
释义 | Jeffrey pine in American English a pine (Pinus jeffreyi) native to Oregon and California, resembling the ponderosa pine and having similar wood Word origin after John Jeffrey, 19th-c. Scot botanistJeffrey pine in American Englishnoun a conifer, Pinus jeffreyi, of high mountains in the western U.S., having long needles, large cones, and aromatic bark Word origin [1855–60, Amer.; after John Jeffrey (1826–54), Scottish gardener, who collected plants in the Pacific Northwest, 1850–54]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boilerplate, kickoff, lavabo, pipeline, specialist |
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