loblolly pine
English
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A loblolly pine plantation
Noun
loblolly pine (countable and uncountable, plural loblolly pines)
- (countable) A pine tree, Pinus taeda, native to the southeastern US and extensively planted.
- 2009 April 13, Dave Perkins, “Cabrera benefits from miraculous bounce”, in Toronto Star:
- He drove [his tee shot] behind a tree and tried to slip his second [shot] through a narrow opening, but hit another tall loblolly pine.
- 2009 April 19, Wells Tower, “Felled Wood”, in New York Times:
- For $600, they dropped an obese white oak that was lurching after my roof deck, two poplars and a diseased maple, plus three more loblolly pines.
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- (uncountable) The wood of Pinus taeda.
- 2009 July 31, Louise Tutelian, “A Cottage of Straw, Handmade in Texas”, in New York Times:
- The living area, 32 feet by 20 feet, consists of a great room; a pocket-size kitchen set off by a granite counter and an indoor pergola of loblolly pine; a dining space just big enough for a table and four chairs; and a sleeping nook with a double bed.
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Hypernyms
- (wood): SYP, southern yellow pine
References
loblolly pine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pinus taeda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Pinus taeda on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons