digger pine

noun

A pine tree of species Pinus sabiniana, found around interior California valleys.

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bull pine(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.)foothill pineCalifornia foothill pineghost pinegray pinenut pineprickly-coned pinegreat prickly-coned pine
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Meanings

noundigger pine (plural digger pines)

plural digger pines · alternative Digger pine

  1. A pine tree of species Pinus sabiniana, found around interior California valleys.

    Synonyms: bull pine(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.), foothill pine, California foothill pine, ghost pine, gray pine, nut pine, prickly-coned pine, great prickly-coned pine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pine tree of species Pinus sabiniana, found around interior California valleys.

Similar
bull pine(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.)foothill pineCalifornia foothill pineghost pinegray pinenut pineprickly-coned pinegreat prickly-coned pineSabine's pine
Also see
foothill pinegray pine

Origin

After the Digger Indians, any of several Native American tribes of the Great Basin, especially Paiutes of eastern California and southern Nevada

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APA

digger pine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digger%20pine

MLA

“digger pine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digger%20pine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digger pine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digger%20pine.

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