joint pine
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]joint pine (usually uncountable, plural joint pines)
- A leafless shrub with needle-like branches, Ephedra fragilis, native to southern Europe and northern Africa and used medicinally due to its ephedrine content.
- A related plant, Ephedra distachya
- Any plant in the genus Ephedra.