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slash pine

–noun
1. a pine, Pinus elliotii, found in slashes and swamps in the southeastern U.S., yielding a hard, durable wood.
2. the wood of this tree.

Origin:
1880–85, Americanism
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slash pine  
n.  A pine tree (Pinus elliotti) of swampy coastal areas of the southeast United States that yields pulp, rosin, timber, and turpentine.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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