Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bristlecone pine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: bristle-cone pine
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain small, slow-growing pine trees found in the western United States, of three species in Pinus subsect. Balfourianae, some of which are over 4,000 years old.

Inflected Forms

bristlecone pines (plural)

Synonyms

rocky mountain bristlecone pine pinus aristata

Questions

What does bristlecone pine mean?: Any of certain small, slow-growing pine trees found in the western United States, of three species in Pinus subsect. Balfourianae, some of which are over 4,000 years old.

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