longleaf pine

American  

[lawng-leef, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌlif, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun

1. an American pine, Pinus palustris, valued as a source of turpentine and for its timber.

2. the wood of this tree.

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longleaf pine British  

/ ˈlɒŋˌliːf /

noun

1. a North American pine tree, Pinus palustris, with long needle-like leaves and orange-brown bark: the most important timber tree of the southeastern US

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Etymology

Origin of longleaf pine

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

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longleaf pine

Beam and Wheat are now raking longleaf pine straw and selling it to garden centers until the market improves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

There he has dreams to create a community where elders who are hikers can live together in the montane longleaf pine ecosystem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Lori Greene’s land east of Charlotte has for 30 years teemed with trees planted to harvest longleaf pine needle straw.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024

But because the dusky gopher frog helps control insect populations and prevent pest outbreaks in longleaf pine forest ponds, its extinction would again trigger a number of negative effects that may become unstoppable.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2023

The average size of the mature longleaf pine is 90 ft. in height and 20 in. in diameter.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various