loblolly pine
Americannoun
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a coniferous tree, Pinus taeda, of the southeastern U.S., having bundles of stout often twisted needles and blackish-gray bark.
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the wood of this tree, used for timber and pulpwood.
Etymology
Origin of loblolly pine
An Americanism dating back to 1750–60
Example Sentences
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Probably a Pinus taeda, or loblolly pine, a slender conifer native to the Southeastern United States.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022
A loblolly pine in the Southeast and a ponderosa pine in the West grow at vastly different rates, complicating efforts to define maturity as a set number of years across multiple species.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2022
Today, the Tunica Hills are covered in oak and loblolly pine, sweetgum and pawpaw, Osage orange and flowering magnolia, along with many other plants.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2021
It recalls that famous old thought experiment, that if a loblolly pine falls at Augusta National and no one is there to hear it …
From Golf Digest • Mar. 28, 2018
Henry studied an old loblolly pine that towered behind Pastor Tom.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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