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spruce pine

–noun
1. a tall coniferous tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern U.S., having smooth, gray bark and needles in bundles of two.
2. any of several other pines, as P. elliottii or P. virginiana.

Origin:
1675–85, Americanism
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scrub pine  
n.  
  1. A straggly pine tree (Pinus virginiana) of the eastern United States, having prickly cones and drooping or spreading branches. Also called spruce pine.

  2. See jack pine.

spruce pine  
n.  See scrub pine.
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