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pitch pine
pitch pinen. An eastern North American pine tree (Pinus rigida) having needles grouped in fascicles of three, formerly used as a source of pitch or turpentine.pitch pine or pitchpinen1. (Plants) any of various coniferous trees of the genus Pinus, esp P. rigida, of North America, having red-brown bark and long lustrous light brown cones: valued as a source of turpentine and pitch2. (Forestry) the wood of any of these treespitch′ pine` n. any of several pines from which pitch or turpentine is obtained. [1670–80, Amer.] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | pitch pine - large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber treeGeorgia pine, longleaf pine, Pinus palustris, southern yellow pineyellow pine - any of various pines having yellow wood | | 2. | pitch pine - large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pinenorthern pitch pine, Pinus rigidapine, pine tree, true pine - a coniferous tree | Translations
pitch pine
pitch pine, common name for the species Pinus rigida, a small pinepine, common name for members of the Pinaceae, a family of resinous woody trees with needlelike, usually evergreen leaves. The Pinaceae reproduce by means of cones (see cone) rather than flowers and many have winged seeds, suitable for wind distribution. ..... Click the link for more information. of the northeastern coastal United States.yellow pineA hard resinous wood of the longleaf pine tree, having dark bands of summer-wood alternating with lighter-colored springwood; used as flooring and in general construction.pitch pine1. any of various coniferous trees of the genus Pinus, esp P. rigida, of North America, having red-brown bark and long lustrous light brown cones: valued as a source of turpentine and pitch 2. the wood of any of these trees pitch pine
Synonyms for pitch pinenoun large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbsSynonyms- Georgia pine
- longleaf pine
- Pinus palustris
- southern yellow pine
Related Wordsnoun large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern CanadaSynonyms- northern pitch pine
- Pinus rigida
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