Loblolly pine

Loblolly pine
Loblolly Lob"lol`ly, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen. [1913 Webster]

{Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white-flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({Gordonia Lasianthus}), growing in the maritime parts of the Southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in tanning. Also, a similar West Indian tree ({Laplacea h[ae]matoxylon}).

{Loblolly boy}, a surgeon's attendant on shipboard. --Smollett.

{Loblolly pine} (Bot.), a kind of pitch pine found from Delaware southward along the coast; old field pine ({Pinus T[ae]da}). Also, {Pinus Bahamensis}, of the West Indies.

{Loblolly tree} (Bot.), a name of several West Indian trees, having more or less leathery foliage, but alike in no other respect; as {Pisonia subcordata}, {Cordia alba}, and {Cupania glabra}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Loblolly Pine — Taxobox name = Loblolly Pine status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 240px image caption = Trees at Richmond National Battlefield Park regnum = Plantae Phylum = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Pinaceae genus …   Wikipedia

  • loblolly pine — noun tall spreading three needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper head • Syn: ↑frankincense pine, ↑Pinus taeda • Hypernyms: ↑pine, ↑pine tree, ↑true pine * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • loblolly pine — terpentininė pušis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Pinus taeda), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Pinus taeda angl. loblolly pine šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos komisijos 2008 m.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • loblolly pine — [ lɒblɒli] noun a pine tree with very long, slender needles, native to the south eastern US. [Pinus taeda.] Origin from obs. loblolly thick gruel , US dialect mudhole …   English new terms dictionary

  • loblolly pine — noun Date: 1760 a pine (Pinus taeda) of the southeastern United States with flaky bark, long needles in groups of three, and cones having spine tipped scales; also its coarse grained wood …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • loblolly pine — noun a) A pine tree, Pinus taeda, native to the southeastern US and extensively planted. b) The wood of Pinus taeda …   Wiktionary

  • loblolly pine — lob′lolly pine′ n. 1) pln a coniferous tree, Pinus taeda, of the southeastern U.S., having bundles of stout, often twisted needles and blackish gray bark 2) pln the wood of this tree, used for timber and pulpwood • Etymology: 1750–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • Loblolly Pine — Weihrauch Kiefer Weihrauch Kiefer (Pinus taeda) Systematik Klasse: Pinopsida Ordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • loblolly pine — 1. a coniferous tree, Pinus taeda, of the southeastern U.S., having bundles of stout often twisted needles and blackish gray bark. 2. the wood of this tree, used for timber and pulpwood. [1750 60, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Loblolly-bay — or Gordonia lasianthus is a member of the Tea or Theaceae family.Taxobox name = Gordonia lasianthus image width = 250px image caption = Gordonia lasianthus flower regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales… …   Wikipedia

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