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shortleaf pine
[ shawrt-leef ]
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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shortleaf pine1
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
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Example Sentences
Johnson considers shortleaf pine as good as longleaf pine of equal weight, and suggests environment as a means of identification.
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Mitis refers to the soft, delicate foliage of shortleaf pine.
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There is so great a variation in weight of shortleaf pine that only general averages have value.
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Shortleaf pine varies greatly in the quality and amount of sapwood.
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The shortleaf pine is peculiar among eastern softwoods in one respect.
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