English Explanatory Dictionary

King Billy pine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A species of evergreen conifer native to Tasmania, Athrotaxis selaginoides.

Word forms

King Billy pine King Billy pines King William pine

Etymology

After William Lanne, popularly known as King Billy. The tree is not a pine, but is in fact in the cypress family.

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