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pitch pine

pitch pine (plural pitch pines or pitch pine)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. pine tree yielding pitch: a pine tree that yields pitch or turpentine. Native to: eastern North America.  Latin name Pinus rigida.

2. pitch pine wood: the hard heavy resinous wood of a pine tree

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