short-leaf pine

Definitions of short-leaf pine
  1. noun
    large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature
    synonyms: Pinus echinata, shortleaf pine, shortleaf yellow pine
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    type of:
    yellow pine
    any of various pines having yellow wood
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