PITCH PINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does pitch pine mean? • PITCH PINE (noun)
The noun PITCH PINE has 2 senses:
1. large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree
2. large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine
Familiarity information: PITCH PINE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PITCH PINE (noun)
Meaning:
Large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Georgia pine; longleaf pine; Pinus palustris; pitch pine; southern yellow pine
Hypernyms ("pitch pine" is a kind of...):
yellow pine (any of various pines having yellow wood)
Meaning:
Large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
northern pitch pine; Pinus rigida; pitch pine
Hypernyms ("pitch pine" is a kind of...):
pine; pine tree; true pine (a coniferous tree)
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