Coulter pine

Coulter pine
a California pine, Pinus coulteri, having stout, bluish-green needles and heavy cones 9 to 14 in. (23 to 36 cm) long. Also called big-cone pine.
[1885-90, Amer.; named after Thomas Coulter (d. 1843), Irish botanist]

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