Huon pine

noun

Lagarostrobos franklinii, a conifer native to the wet southwestern corner of Tasmania, Australia; not a true pine.

Similar
Macquarie pineLagarostrobus frankliniiDacrydium franklinii
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Meanings

nounHuon pine (plural Huon pines)

plural Huon pines

  1. Lagarostrobos franklinii, a conifer native to the wet southwestern corner of Tasmania, Australia; not a true pine.

    Synonyms: Macquarie pine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLagarostrobos franklinii, a conifer native to the wet southwestern corner of Tasmania, Australia; not a true pine.

Similar
Macquarie pine

More synonyms by meaning

nounTasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium

Similar
Lagarostrobus frankliniiDacrydium franklinii
Broader
coniferconiferous tree
Also see
macquarie pine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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