Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

torrey pine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: tor-rey pine
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pinus torreyana, a broad, open-crowned pine tree found in California, United States.

Etymology

Named after John Torrey, American botanist.

Inflected Forms

Torrey pines (plural)

Synonyms

torrey's pine soledad pine grey-leaf pine sabine pine pinus torreyana

Questions

What does torrey pine mean?: Pinus torreyana, a broad, open-crowned pine tree found in California, United States.
Where does torrey pine come from?: Named after John Torrey, American botanist.

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