noun
: any of several American pines with a dense head of foliage: as
a. : a moderate to large pine ( Pinus balfouriana ) of upland western No. America that is initially pyramidal but becomes irregular and open with age and that has stiff crowded persistent leaves, short-stalked dark brown pendulous cones, and bark initially milk white but becoming reddish brown and deeply fissured with age
b. : bristlecone pine
c. : loblolly pine 1