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pitch pine

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various other pine trees from which pitch can be obtained, or which have very resinous wood, including members of species:

especially, Pinus rigida, of the eastern US.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of various other pine trees from which pitch can be obtained, or which have very resinous wood, including members of species:

Pinus palustris (longleaf pine)

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Meaning 3

Any of various other pine trees from which pitch can be obtained, or which have very resinous wood, including members of species:

Pinus caribaea (Caribbean pine)

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noun

Meaning 4

large three-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: northern pitch pine, Pinus rigida

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pine, pine tree, true pine

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noun

Meaning 5

large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: longleaf pine, southern yellow pine, Georgia pine, Pinus palustris

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: yellow pine

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: смолист бор (smolist bor) — any pitch-bearing pine tree
  • French: pitchpin — any pitch-bearing pine tree
  • German: Pech-Kiefer — any pitch-bearing pine tree
  • Irish: giúis roisíneach — any pitch-bearing pine tree
  • Romanian: pitchpine — any pitch-bearing pine tree