- pitch pine
- noun Date: 1676 1. any of several pines that yield pitch; especially a 3-leaved pine (Pinus rigida) of eastern North America 2. the wood of a pitch pine
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pitch pine
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Pitch pine — Pitch Pitch, n. [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr. ?.] 1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pitch pine — pitch ,pine noun 1. ) count a type of North American PINE tree that produces TURPENTINE 2. ) uncount the wood of a pitch pine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pitch pine — ☆ pitch pine n. any of several resinous pines yielding pitch or turpentine, esp. a pine (Pinus rigida) of the E U.S … English World dictionary
Pitch pine — (engl., spr. pittsch pein), die amerik. Pechkiefer. Holz rötlichgelb, sehr gutes Bauholz. Gelbes P. ist das Holz von Pinus ponderosa Dougl. (s. Yellow pine) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
pitch pine — n [U and C] a type of ↑pine tree that grows in North America, or the wood from this tree … Dictionary of contemporary English
pitch pine — pitch′ pine n. any of several pines from which pitch or turpentine is obtained • Etymology: 1670–80, amer … From formal English to slang
Pitch-pine — (engl., spr. pitsch pain, »Pechkiefer«), amerikanisches Bauholz, stammt von der Besenkiefer (Pinus australis), s. Kiefer, S. 884 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Pitch pine — Pitch pine, s. Nutzhölzer, Bd. 6, S. 688 … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Pitch Pine — Taxobox name = Pitch Pine status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Pinaceae genus = Pinus subgenus = Pinus species = P. rigida binomial = Pinus… … Wikipedia
pitch pine — UK / US noun Word forms pitch pine : singular pitch pine plural pitch pines 1) [countable] a type of North American pine tree that produces turpentine 2) [uncountable] the wood of a pitch pine … English dictionary
pitch pine — pelkinė pušis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pušinių šeimos medieninis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Pinus palustris), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai), gaunama derva. atitikmenys: lot. Pinus… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
