slash pine

noun

: a pine (Pinus elliottii) of the southeastern U.S. that has two or three needles in a cluster and is a source of turpentine, lumber, and pulpwood

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Another study, from University of Miami researcher Taylor Alexander in 1976, explicitly pointed to sea level rise as the reason why slash pines could no longer exist on Key Largo. Alex Harris, Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2024 Slicing through slash pine scrub, curving around arching mangroves, then sloping into shallow saltwater, Shell Island Road has to be one of the most drop-dead gorgeous dead-ends in Southwest Florida. Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024 There are paved pathways and an interior nature trail that offer views of a virgin slash pine forest. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024 The tawny cat is standing in the fork of a slash pine no more than 50 yards ahead. Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 Stands of slash pine marched toward cypress domes just beginning to turn amber as fall arrived. Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024 The renovation and housing booms that were ignited by the pandemic sent lumber prices soaring to new heights, but failed to lift the fortunes of timber growers, such as Joe Hopkins, whose family business has about 70,000 acres of slash pine along the Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia. Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022 The bald eagles, a female and male respectively, left their slash pine tree in Fort Myers, Fla. — their home during annual mating season — seeking shelter a day before Hurricane Ian struck. Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2022 Trees include wild tamarind, slash pine, loquat and avocado. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2022

Word History

Etymology

slash entry 3

First Known Use

circa 1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of slash pine was circa 1882

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“Slash pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slash%20pine. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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slash pine

noun
: a pine of the southeastern U.S. that is an important source of turpentine, lumber, and pulpwood

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