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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 treeplay

  Familiarity information: LONGLEAF PINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LONGLEAF PINE (noun)


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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