Definition of Swamp pine

1. Noun. Any of several pines that prefer or endure moist situations such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine.

Generic synonyms: Pine, Pine Tree, True Pine

Definition of Swamp pine

1. Noun. (American English) Any of several pine trees, such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine, that prefer swampy conditions ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swamp Pine

swamp dewberry
swamp fever
swamp fly honeysuckle
swamp gum
swamp hare
swamp hickory
swamp honeysuckle
swamp horsetail
swamp laurel
swamp lily
swamp locust
swamp mallow
swamp maple
swamp milkweed
swamp oak
swamp pine (current term)
swamp pines
swamp plant
swamp poplar
swamp rabbit
swamp red oak
swamp rose mallow
swamp sparrow
swamp sunflower
swamp white oak
swamp willow
swamped
swamper
swampers

Literary usage of Swamp pine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1804)
"The P. palustris, the swamp pine, is more particularly described, ... It is not certain that this may not be a variety of the swamp pine, though varieties ..."

2. Planting and Ornamental Gardening: A Practical Treatise by Marshall (William), Marshall (1785)
"The SWAMP-PINE. ... many varieties : HAN BURY gives us the following account of them : " The Three-leaved American Swamp-Pine is a very large-growing tree, ..."

3. Report by California State Board of Forestry (1888)
"Prickle-Cone Pine, swamp pine. The PRICKLE-CONE PINE is a peculiar species, ... It was the farthermost outlying dwarfed specimens of this swamp pine, ..."

4. A Description of the Genus Pinus: With Directions Relative to the ...by Aylmer Bourke Lambert by Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1832)
"... or swamp pine of America, are the only other species with threefold leaves ; but as I am not in possession of any figure thereof, I cannot take upon me ..."

5. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1804)
"The P. palustris, the swamp pine, is more particularly described, ... It is not certain that this may not be a variety of the swamp pine, though varieties ..."

6. Planting and Ornamental Gardening: A Practical Treatise by Marshall (William), Marshall (1785)
"The SWAMP-PINE. ... many varieties : HAN BURY gives us the following account of them : " The Three-leaved American Swamp-Pine is a very large-growing tree, ..."

7. Report by California State Board of Forestry (1888)
"Prickle-Cone Pine, swamp pine. The PRICKLE-CONE PINE is a peculiar species, ... It was the farthermost outlying dwarfed specimens of this swamp pine, ..."

8. A Description of the Genus Pinus: With Directions Relative to the ...by Aylmer Bourke Lambert by Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1832)
"... or swamp pine of America, are the only other species with threefold leaves ; but as I am not in possession of any figure thereof, I cannot take upon me ..."

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