pitch_pine
1. [ noun ] (botany) large 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree
Synonyms: southern_yellow_pine Georgia_pine Pinus_palustris longleaf_pine
Related terms: yellow_pine
2. [ noun ] (botany) large 3-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine
Synonyms: Pinus_rigida northern_pitch_pine
Related terms: pine
Similar spelling:   pitch_pipe
  pitch_apple