joint pine

noun

A leafless shrub with needle-like branches, Ephedra fragilis, native to southern Europe and northern Africa and used medicinally due to its ephedrine content.

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Meanings

nounjoint pine (usually uncountable, plural joint pines)

plural joint pines

  1. uncountableusuallyA leafless shrub with needle-like branches, Ephedra fragilis, native to southern Europe and northern Africa and used medicinally due to its ephedrine content.
  2. uncountableusuallyA related plant, Ephedra distachya
  3. uncountableusuallyAny plant in the genus Ephedra.

    Synonyms: ephedra, jointfir

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny plant in the genus Ephedra.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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