Jeffrey pine

noun

Jef·​frey pine ˈje-frē- 

: a tall pine (Pinus jeffreyi) of the western U.S. having elongated cones and long needles in groups of three

Examples of Jeffrey pine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fans have watched as Jackie and her longtime mate, Shadow, have tragically lost eggs and offspring, and also successfully raised eaglets to leave the nest, 120 feet up a Jeffrey pine with a commanding view of Big Bear Lake. — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

For 25 years, he's worked in a forest in California's Sierra Nevada, the Teakettle Experimental Forest, home to old-growth sugar and Jeffrey pine trees. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 4 May 2026

Similarly, pines native to California’s Sierra Mountains, such as Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana), notable for cones that can reach 20 inches in length, and Jeffrey pine (Pinus Jeffreyi), will struggle to grow in Southern California. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026

Jackie and Shadow are tending two new eggs high in a Jeffrey pine tree in the San Bernardino National Forest near Big Bear Lake, California, according to the Friends of Big Bear Valley. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

John Jeffrey †1854 Scottish botanical explorer

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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