noun
large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog
• Syn: ↑black pine, ↑Pinus thunbergii
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nounUsage: usually capitalized J
: a large Japanese ornamental tree (Pinus thunbergii) having orange-yellow branchlets, leaves three inches or more in length and in bundles of two, and the scales of the cone armed with prickles — called also black pine
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a pine, Pinus thunbergiana, of Japan, grown as a seaside ornamental in the U.S.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.