longleaf pine

[ lawng-leef, long- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an American pine, Pinus palustris, valued as a source of turpentine and for its timber.
the wood of this tree.

longleaf pine

/ ˈlɒŋˌliːf /

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

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

Their wood very closely resembles that of the longleaf pine and is often difficult to distinguish from it.

The average size of the mature longleaf pine is 90 ft. in height and 20 in.

Specifications for paving blocks often require that longleaf pine be 90 per cent heart.

Some experiments28 on very resinous longleaf pine specimens, however, indicate an increase in strength.

Nearly thirty names are thus applied to the longleaf pine (Pinus palustris).

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