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🌲 A pine tree 🥣 A thick porridge 🪵 A swampy area
loblolly

loblolly

8.9
A muddy swamp where pine trees often grow
  • noun
  • /ˈlɑːbˌlɑːli/
  • US
translation icon : pino loblolly
  • As we walked through the forest, we spotted a cluster of loblolly pines towering above the underbrush.

Examples

  • He was sweating through his shirt by the time he reached a thin stand of bramble-infested loblolly edging the field.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The loblolly tree grows abundantly in the wetland regions of the southeastern United States.

  • We'd parked out west of Richmond on a country road among loblollies.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The landscape was dominated by loblolly trees, their tall trunks swaying gently in the breeze.

Synonyms

loblolly pine
vsloblolly
  • US
1 8.1

A tall pine tree in the southern United States with long needles in groups of three and reddish-brown bark

includes that tree sense while also meaning a muddy swampy area
Pinus taeda
vsloblolly
  • Specialized
8.9

A tall pine tree from the southeastern United States with reddish-brown bark and long needles

is broader covering both the tree sense and a muddy wet area

Compounds

loblolly pine
  • US
1 8.1

A tall pine tree in the southern United States with long needles in groups of three and reddish-brown bark

Surface Forms

loblolly singular
loblollies plural

Etymology

Loblolly can mean a muddy, swampy area, a helpful image is that the land is like thick porridge; the name probably comes from old parts lob ('mud' or 'to boil') and lolly ('soft ground'), which explains why a loblolly is wet, sticky ground that is hard to cross.