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Definition of Longleaf pine
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Yellow Pine
Definition of Longleaf pine
1. Noun. An important pine species of the southeastern US, ''Pinus palustris''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Longleaf Pine
Literary usage of Longleaf pine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Lumber Industry of America by James Elliott Defebaugh (1906)
"Of all the above named coniferous species, four are of conspicuous value: The
longleaf pine, the shortleaf pine, the loblolly pine and the cypress. ..."
2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1892)
"In England, where probably nothing but longleaf pine is handled, the current name
is "pitch-pine," and this name is also most commonly used in Georgia and ..."
3. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1914)
"The region lies within the longleaf pine belt in what is known locally as the
pine ridges. ... The forest is pure longleaf pine and practically all virgin. ..."
4. Johnson's Materials of Construction by John Butler Johnson, Morton Owen Withey, James Aston (1919)
"Effect of Bleeding on Strength of longleaf pine.—The wood of pine trees which
have been bled for turpentine is just as strong as that of ..."
5. Forest Mensuration by Herman Haupt Chapman (1921)
"TABLE XXXVII ACTUAL AVERAGE TOP DIAMETERS OF MERCHANTABLE LENGTHS, longleaf pine,
COOSA Co., ALA. ..."
6. Trees that Every Child Should Know: Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the by Julia Ellen Rogers (1909)
"THE longleaf pine The longleaf pine is one of four hard pines whose lumber is
not distinguished by ordinary carpenters, but is generally called " yellow ..."
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