A small forest tree of New Zealand, Halocarpus biformis (family Podocarpaceae), bearing linear juvenile leaves and scale-like adult ones, and yielding a resin from which manool is manufactured.
Origin
1920s.
Definition of pink pine in US English:
pink pine
noun
A small forest tree of New Zealand, Halocarpus biformis (family Podocarpaceae), bearing linear juvenile leaves and scale-like adult ones, and yielding a resin from which manool is manufactured.