bog pine
noun
: a New Zealand evergreen shrub or small tree (Halocarpus bidwillii synonym Dacrydium bidwillii of the family Podocarpaceae) of both wet and dry montane and subalpine regions that has spirally arranged, scalelike leaves, thin, reddish bark, and a berrylike cone with a white, fleshy aril surrounding an elongated dark seed
called also mountain pine
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“Bog pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bog%20pine. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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