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Jeffrey pine

noun

  1. a conifer, Pinus jeffreyi, of high mountains in the western U.S., having long needles, large cones, and aromatic bark.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jeffrey pine1

1855–60, Americanism; after John Jeffrey (1826–54), Scottish gardener, who collected plants in the Pacific Northwest, 1850–54
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The group operates a 24-hour webcam that monitors the eagles’ nest 145 feet up in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.

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It’s a thrilling time for the conservation group, which operates the 24-hour webcam that shows the eagles’ 145-foot-high nest in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.

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Their home sits 145 feet up from ground level in a Jeffrey pine.

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Their nest, which is perched 145 feet above the ground in a Jeffrey pine tree, is the highest bald eagle nest observed by a webcam in the country, Steers said.

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Steers said those are the nicknames for a pair of flying squirrels whom they believe to be neighbors of the eagles in the soaring Jeffrey pine that holds their 5-foot-wide aerie.

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