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pond pine U.S.
[f. pond n. + pine n.2]
A conifer belonging to the species Pinus serotina, growing on wet or marshy ground in south-eastern parts of the United States.
1810F. A. Michaux Hist. Arbres Forestiers de l'Amérique Septentrionale I. 17 Pond pine (Pin des mares). 1832D. J. Browne Sylva Amer. 240 The Pond Pine frequently recurs in the maritime parts of the Southern States. 1858J. A. Warder Hedges & Evergreens ii. 249 Pinus serotina, or Pond Pine, is thirty five or forty feet high. 1860M. A. Curtis Woody Plants N. Carolina 21 Pond Pine..has considerable resemblance to the Pitch Pine. 1940Amer. Forests Oct. 462/2 Pond pine bears such local names as marsh pine, bay pine, and pocoson pine. 1967N. T. Mirov Genus Pinus iii. 187 Pinus serotina, or pond pine, grows in the Coastal Plain from south-eastern Virginia south to central and southeastern Alabama. |