long·leaf pine (lông l f , l ng-)n. An evergreen tree (Pinus palustris) of the southeast United States, having long needles and heavy, tough, resinous wood valued as a source of timber, pulp, and turpentine. Also called yellow pine; also called regionally fat pine. |
longleaf pine [ˈlɒŋˌliːf]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a North American pine tree, Pinus palustris, with long needle-like leaves and orange-brown bark: the most important timber tree of the southeastern US
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| Noun | 1. |  longleaf pine - 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 treeyellow pine - any of various pines having yellow wood |
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