shortleaf pine
- noun
- /ˈʃɔrtˌlif paɪn/
- US
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pino de hojas cortas
- We decided to build a cabin using shortleaf pine because of its durability and attractive color.
- shortleaf pine and sugar maple
Examples
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For these two species groups, candidate models with lower AICc than model 5 produced estimates outside the range of observed data and were discarded. Parameters for shortleaf pine and sugar maple were obtained using only an intercept due to the rarity of these species in the data sets.
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Most, however, constructed of sawmilled Virginia shortleaf pine, gave up over time to weather, fire, or impoverishment.
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The species groups that did not include advance reproduction presence were black cherry, dogwood, other species, shortleaf pine, and sugar maple.
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Conversely, ashes, black cherry, elms, shortleaf pine, and sugar maple rarely established and were scarce when successful.
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A proposed harvest will leave 5 m² ha⁻¹ of residual basal area of predominantly white oaks, but some shortleaf pine as well.
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Shortleaf pine was a common component of the overstory in our study stands before treatment (Table 1) and was usually reserved during harvest treatments to ensure seed availability (Shifley and Brookshire 2000).
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The forest is home to many species, including the beautiful shortleaf pine with its distinctive needles.
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In the southern United States, the shortleaf pine is often found growing in sandy soils near hardwood trees.
Synonyms
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An evergreen tree with long needle leaves and cones
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A tall evergreen tree with needle leaves and cones
A large pine tree from the southeastern United States with short needles in pairs or threes and reddish brown bark
A large pine tree with short needles that grows in the southern United States
A large pine tree with short needles in groups of two or three and reddish brown bark when fully grown
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Morphology
shortleaf + pine
The compound 'shortleaf pine' is compositionally built from 'shortleaf' (short + leaf) and 'pine' and denotes a pine tree with short leaves/needles. A B1 learner who knows 'short', 'leaf', and 'pine' can transparently infer it refers to a type of pine characterized by short leaves; this kind of descriptive noun-noun/compound naming is cross-linguistically common.
Etymology
Shortleaf pine gets its name from its short, thin leaves called 'needles'. The words short and leaf point to those small needles and pine shows it is a pine tree, so the name means 'a pine tree with short needles' common in the southern United States.