loblolly

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for loblolly.

Home Featured words Jump to examples

Editorial note

To be fair, things like ‘loblolly’ just don’t really need an exact definition to know that it’s insulting.

Examples7

Definitions4

Parts of speech2

Quick take

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of loblolly gathered in one view.

noun

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda).

noun

Loblolly bay (plant).

verb

To behave in a loutish manner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for loblolly.

noun

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda).

noun

Loblolly bay (plant).

verb

To behave in a loutish manner.

noun

(US, southern) A mudhole.

Example sentences

To be fair, things like ‘loblolly’ just don’t really need an exact definition to know that it’s insulting.

Still, it's reification, anthropomorphism, and all that jazz, like Harriet Beecher Stowe calling loblolly pines lazy and immoral.

Poplar trees are commonly planted for environmental services like cleaning up of abandon mine lands and loblolly pines which are commonly used for saw timber.

The tallest tree in Texas is probably a Loblolly Pine in East Texas; they grow to a height of 100–150', but some have been recorded to be 180' or more.

I think Empress trees are very cool but hybrid poplar and loblolly pine are better suited for the types of sites we are planting seedlings on.

In the conversations we have had with landowners, they are much more interested in planting Loblolly pine or poplar, which are naturalized and / or native than Empress.

The vast majority of trees which are cut for paper pulp are quick-growing loblolly pines which will be re-planted almost immediately, larger, older, nicer trees are usually cut for lumber, so one should be able to let the 8.85 pounds figure stand for paper products w/o concern for deforestation.