Pinus aristata
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(noun) small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some over 4500 years old |
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Synonyms: Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine, bristlecone pine |
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Related Words: pine, pine tree, true pine |
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