insignis
(ɪnˈsɪgnɪs)
[a. L. insignis remarkable, used as the specific epithet of Pinus insignis (D. Douglas in J. C. Loudon Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum (1838) IV. 2265), the former name of the tree.]
The Monterey pine, Pinus radiata, which is native to southern California and widely cultivated elsewhere.
| [1866 ‘Senilis’ Pinaceæ iii. 128 Although not so beautiful as Insignis, yet it [sc. the radiated-coned pine] is a useful ornamental Pine.] 1920 C. Coltman-Rogers Conifers i. 41 The Insignis is a tree that undoubtedly favours sea air. 1931 E. Maxwell Afforestation in Southern Lands xxxix. 175 The Insignis thrives well under widely different degrees of rainfall. Ibid. 179 The quality of Insignis timber varies greatly according to the way it has been grown and its age. 1957 Handbk. Softwoods (Forest Prod. Res. Lab.) 41 Pine, radiata... Other names. Insignis pine (general), insignis (S. Africa), Monterey pine (U.S.A.). |