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bristlecone pine
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌbrɪs.əl.kəʊn ˈpaɪn/ us /ˌbrɪs.əl.koʊn ˈpaɪn/
an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that has leaves like needles and is found in the west of the United States: （生长在美国西部的）狐尾松
The bristlecone pine has a strong claim to be the oldest living thing on earth.狐尾松很可能是地球上最古老的生物。
Bristlecone pines are beginning to colonize areas where they did not grow previously because it was too cold.狐尾松开始在以前因为太冷而没有生长的地区定居。
The hiking trail in the Californian sierra snakes through a forest of bristlecone pines.
Bristlecone pines can live for literally thousands of years.
We took a rest below a gnarled bristlecone pine.
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