red pine

noun

1

: a North American pine (Pinus resinosa) that has reddish bark and two long needles in each cluster

2

: the relatively hard wood of the red pine that consists chiefly of sapwood

Examples of red pine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And there are many other old-growth forests across the continent – including northeastern spruce fir and northern hardwoods forests, Great Lakes red pine and jack pine woodlands, southern Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests, and Great Basin bristlecone pines reaching nearly 5,000 years old. —Reed Frederick Noss, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025

Towering white and red pines sighed softly overhead. —Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025

By Richard Mertens Special contributor August 9, 2024 | Unity, N.H. Jeremy Turner loves trees, especially an old red pine that stands in the forest a few hundred yards from his house. —Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024

Many Northwoods tree species, including red pine, are likely to lose more and more of their livable southern range as warming continues. —Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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