Meaning & use
loblolly
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A tall pine tree (loblolly pine) native to the southeastern United States, widely grown for timber.
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Rows of loblolly line the sandy hills near the coast.
The paper mill relies heavily on loblolly harvested from local plantations.
A note on using this word
Short for 'loblolly pine'; the word originally meant a thick mudhole or gruel, which is likely how it came to be attached to a tree that thrives in wet, low-lying ground.
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