pitch pine

1. (noun) large 3-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine
Synonyms: Pinus rigida, northern pitch pine
Related Words: pine, pine tree, true pine

2. (noun) large 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridgedged; an important timber tree
Synonyms: Georgia pine, Pinus palustris, longleaf pine, southern yellow pine
Related Words: yellow pine



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