shortleaf pine

[ shawrt-leef ]

noun

1. a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
2. the hard, brownish-yellow wood of this tree, used in the construction of houses, for making furniture, and for pulp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shortleaf pine¹

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

Example Sentences

On the Oklahoma side is 26,445-acre Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area, laced with trails through the hardwoods and shortleaf pines and set with scads of campgrounds.

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Johnson considers shortleaf pine as good as longleaf pine of equal weight, and suggests environment as a means of identification.

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Mitis refers to the soft, delicate foliage of shortleaf pine.

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There is so great a variation in weight of shortleaf pine that only general averages have value.

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Shortleaf pine varies greatly in the quality and amount of sapwood.

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The shortleaf pine is peculiar among eastern softwoods in one respect.

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