digger pine

English

A frond and cone of a Pinus sabiniana.

Alternative forms

• Digger pine

Etymology

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

Noun

digger pine (plural digger pines)

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

Usage notes

The term Digger Indians, and by extension digger pine, may be considered offensive.

Synonyms

• bull pine, foothill pine, California foothill pine, ghost pine, gray pine, nut pine, prickly-coned pine, great prickly-coned pine, Sabine's pine