loblolly pine
noun
: a pine (Pinus taeda) of the southeastern U.S. with flaky bark, long needles in groups of three, and cones having spine-tipped scales
also
: its coarse-grained wood
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Tucked in a cradle of sand and loblolly pines where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean is Lewes, Delaware.
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Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
After a short hike through a loblolly pine forest to the beach, there's a feeling of near-complete detachment from the rest of the world.
—Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025
Back then, they and their rural neighbors were surrounded by rolling fields of corn, soybeans and cotton along with groves of oaks and loblolly pines.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
The national park protects the largest intact old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the Southeast, with stands of 500-year-old bald cypress trees, loblolly pines that stretch 165 feet in the air, and towering elm, oaks, tupelos, and sweet gums.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
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Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
After a short hike through a loblolly pine forest to the beach, there's a feeling of near-complete detachment from the rest of the world.
—Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2025
Back then, they and their rural neighbors were surrounded by rolling fields of corn, soybeans and cotton along with groves of oaks and loblolly pines.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
The national park protects the largest intact old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the Southeast, with stands of 500-year-old bald cypress trees, loblolly pines that stretch 165 feet in the air, and towering elm, oaks, tupelos, and sweet gums.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Loblolly pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loblolly%20pine. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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