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SHORTLEAF PINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shortleaf pine mean?
• SHORTLEAF PINE (noun)
The noun SHORTLEAF PINE has 1 sense:
1. large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature
Familiarity information: SHORTLEAF PINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Pinus echinata; short-leaf pine; shortleaf pine; shortleaf yellow pine
Hypernyms ("shortleaf pine" is a kind of...):
yellow pine (any of various pines having yellow wood)
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