Huon pine
(ˈhjuːən paɪn)
[Named from the river Huon in the south of Tasmania.]
A large evergreen coniferous tree (Dacrydium Franklinii) found in Tasmania; also its timber.
| 1820 C. Jeffreys Van Diemen's Land 28 (Morris) On the banks of these..rivers, and the harbour, grows the Huon Pine (so called from the river of that name, where it was first found). 1832 J. Bischoff Van Diemen's Land II. 23 Huon pine is by far the most beautiful wood found in the island. 1851 Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. 992. |