scrub pine
noun [ C or U ] mainly US uk/ˌskrʌb ˈpaɪn/ us/ˈskrʌb ˌpaɪn/
灌木松;丛生松（长在干硬地带的矮松）
a pine tree (= an evergreen tree with needle-shaped leaves) that is small because it is growing in hard, dry ground
There were only a few scrub pines among the black and grey rocks. 黑色和灰色的岩石之间只有几棵灌木松。
Today, the plot is choked with briars and scrub pine. 如今，这片土地上布满了荆棘和矮松。
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- It was difficult for firefighters to navigate across rugged terrain through scrub pines and tackle the fire.
- They turned off into the dirt road among the scrub pine trees and stopped.
- We reached a rise covered with scrub pines and blueberry shrubs.