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LONGLEAF PINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does longleaf pine mean?
• LONGLEAF PINE (noun)
The noun LONGLEAF PINE has 1 sense:
1. large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree
Familiarity information: LONGLEAF PINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Georgia pine; longleaf pine; Pinus palustris; pitch pine; southern yellow pine
Hypernyms ("longleaf pine" is a kind of...):
yellow pine (any of various pines having yellow wood)
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