rosemary pine

noun

1

: any of three common pines of the southeastern U.S. with fine-grained wood:

a

: loblolly pine sense 1

b

: longleaf pine

c

: shortleaf pine

2

: lumber from a rosemary pine

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

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