Huon pine

UK: /ˈhjuːɒn/ US: (hyo̅o̅′on or, often, yo̅o̅′-)

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Hu′on pine′  (hyo̅o̅′on or, often, yo̅o̅′-), 

1. Plant Biology a coniferous tree, Dacrydium franklinii, of Tasmania, having very small cones and yielding timber.

• named after the Huon river in Tasmania 1810–20

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Huon pine / ˈhjuːɒn/ noun

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