bristlecone ['brislkәun]
pine[植]狐尾松(生长于美国西部山区,地球上最古老的树木之一)
- The bristlecone pine probably has been around for most of the 130 million years that pine trees are evident in the fossil record, and some alive today sprouted about 2,000 B.C., the scientists said.
- Oregon State University scientists are learning to track the evolution of a species through genetic studies of conifers dating back to the oldest living plant _ the bristlecone pine.