DIGGER PINE


Meaning of DIGGER PINE in English

a pine, Pinus sabiniana, of California, having drooping, grayish-green needles and large, heavy cones with edible seeds.

[ 1880-85, Amer.; after the DIGGER Indians, who used the tree as a food source ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .