The story
The tree's bark has horizontal bands resembling hoops (compare image).
First known use, by meaning
- from 19th c. Araucaria cunninghamii, a tree of eastern Australia and New Guinea.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hoop pine
Today it means: Araucaria cunninghamii, a tree of eastern Australia and New Guinea. Full definition →
First used 19th c.