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 |