| 释义 |
jef·frey pine
\ˈjefrē-\ noun
also jef·frey's pine \-ēz-\
Usage: usually capitalized J
Etymology: after John Jeffrey, 19th century Scottish gardener and botanical explorer
: a tall symmetrical pine (Pinus jeffreyi) of western No. America that has long blue-green needles in groups of three and elongated cones borne on spreading or somewhat pendulous branches and that is sometimes classified as a variety of the ponderosa pine from which it differs chiefly in lighter color of bark and needles |