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noun
any of several pines from which pitch or turpentine is obtained.
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Origin of pitch pine
An Americanism dating back to 1670–80
Words nearby pitch pine
pitch line, pitchman, pitchometer, pitch on, pitchout, pitch pine, pitch pipe, pitchpole, pitchpot, pitch shot, pitchstone
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British Dictionary definitions for pitch pine
pitch pine
noun
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
the wood of any of these trees
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