Definition of "longleaf pine" []

• An evergreen tree (Pinus palustris) of the southeast United States, having long needles and heavy, tough, resinous wood valued as a source of timber, pulp, and turpentine. Also called yellow pine; also called regionally fat pine. (noun)

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