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lodgepole pine

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lodgepole pine

[loj-pohl]
–noun
1. a tall, narrow, slow-growing coniferous tree, Pinus contorta, of western North America, having egg-shaped cones that remain closed for years.
2. the wood of this tree, used as timber.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; lodge + pole 1
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lodge·pole pine   (lŏj'pōl')   
n.  A pine (Pinus contorta subsp. latifolia) of western North America, having light wood used in construction.
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