piney woods

plural noun

Definition of piney woods

: woodland of the southern U.S. in which pines are the dominant tree

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Cue the building of a large theatre facility in our piney woods forest—and fast! — Houston Chronicle, "ART FEEL: Woodlands resident tabbed for development director job at Houston theater," 25 May 2018 The storm had gone inland, up into the piney woods of Eastern Texas. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "This is probably the worst US flood storm ever, and I’ll never be the same," 30 Aug. 2017

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