bristlecone pine
noun [ C ] uk/ˌbrɪs.əl.kəʊn ˈpaɪn/ us/ˌbrɪs.əl.koʊn ˈpaɪn/
（生长在美国西部的）狐尾松
an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that has leaves like needles and is found in the west of the United States
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。
- More examples
- 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.