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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.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of lodgepole pine1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; lodge + pole 1

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