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slash pine

slash pine (plural slash pines or slash pine)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. pine found in swamps: a pine of swampy regions that yields turpentine, pulp, and lumber. Native to: southeastern United States.  Latin name Pinus caribaea.

2. wood from slash pine: the hard durable wood of the slash pine

[<slash "swamp." Origin ?]
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