Definition of Shortleaf pine

1. Noun. Large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Shortleaf Pine

shorthead
shortheads
shorthold
shorthorn
shorthorn sculpin
shorthorn sculpins
shorthorns
shortia
shortias
shortie
shorties
shorting
shortish
shortite
shortleaf
shortleaf pine (current term)
shortleaf yellow pine
shortlist
shortlisted
shortlistee
shortlistees
shortlisting
shortlists
shortlived
shortly
shortness
shortness of breath
shortnesses
shortribs
shorts

Literary usage of Shortleaf 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. 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. ..."

3. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"shortleaf pine (P. echinata, Mill.)—A slender trunk, with loose, round or pyramidal head, 8o to i2o feet high. Bark thick, cleft into square plates, ..."

4. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1908)
"In this light, the fact that the shortleaf pine within this National Forest ... The sprouting of shortleaf pine occurs commonly throughout the Arkansas ..."

5. Trees that Every Child Should Know: Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the by Julia Ellen Rogers (1909)
"... long open head of short, twisted branches. THE shortleaf pine The shortleaf pine ranks second only to the longleaf among the forest gines of the South. ..."

6. Trees that Every Child Should Know: Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the by Julia Ellen Rogers (1909)
"... long open head of short, twisted branches. THE shortleaf pine The shortleaf pine ranks second only to the longleaf among the forest pines of the South. ..."

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