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Huon pine

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhjuːɒn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hyo̅o̅on or, often, yo̅o̅-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Huon pine  (hyo̅o̅on or, often, yo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation 
  1. Plant Biologya coniferous tree, Dacrydium franklinii, of Tasmania, having very small cones and yielding timber.
  • named after the Huon river in Tasmania 1810–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Huon pine /ˈhjuːɒn/ n
  1. a Tasmanian coniferous tree, Dacrydium franklinii, with scalelike leaves and cup-shaped berry-like fruits: family Podocarpaceae. It is among the oldest living individual plants, thought to be up to 10 000 years old
Etymology: named after the Huon River, Tasmania

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