shortleaf-pine

noun

a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.

the hard, brownish-yellow wood of this tree, used in the construction of houses, for making furniture, and for pulp.

Origin:
1790–1800, Americanism

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shortleaf pine
noun
large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature

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