NOUN | plant | pitch pine, longleaf pine, southern yellow pine, Georgia pine, Pinus palustris | large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs |
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plant | pitch pine, northern pitch pine, Pinus rigida | large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | longleaf pine, southern yellow pine, Georgia pine, Pinus palustris | |
Broader | yellow pine | Any of various pines having yellow wood |
Catalan | Pinus palustris |
Meaning | large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine. | |
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Synonyms | northern pitch pine, Pinus rigida | |
Broader | pine, pine tree, true pine | A coniferous tree |
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