loblolly pine

noun

: a pine (Pinus taeda) of the southeastern U.S. with flaky bark, long needles in groups of three, and cones having spine-tipped scales
also : its coarse-grained wood

Examples of loblolly pine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In went the debarked trees, out came a spray of loblolly pine. Matthew Shaer, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022 There’s a loblolly pine grown from a space seed outside the VA Medical Center in Tuskegee, Ala., a sycamore outside the public library in Keystone Heights, Fla., a sweetgum in Scott Jenkins Memorial Park in Loudoun County, Va. John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023 Among his personal belongings was a canister packed with hundreds of tree seeds: loblolly pine, Douglas fir, redwood, sweetgum and sycamore. John Kelly, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023 As flames sweep the landscape, setting yuccas and loblolly pine saplings ablaze, the longleaf’s thick bark peels but protects the solid trunk underneath. Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 24 July 2023 The loblolly pine is a trademark feature of south Arkansas' landscape, but something is attacking and, in some cases, even killing Arkansas' state tree. Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023 Most were loblolly pines, particularly in forests that were opened and thinned in recent years through partial harvest, a practice meant to keep forests healthy. Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023 Think giant white pines in the Midwest and Northeast and loblolly pine in the South (plus cypress trees). Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2023 Since then, Thrasher has been working to restore the original montane longleaf pine savannah ecosystem by clearing out the competing loblolly pines through logging and the use of prescribed fire. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 26 Feb. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

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“Loblolly pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loblolly%20pine. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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loblolly pine

noun
lob·​lol·​ly pine
ˈläb-ˌläl-ē-
: a pine of the southeastern U.S. with thick flaky bark, long needles in groups of three, and spiny-tipped cones
also : its coarse-grained wood

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