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LOBLOLLIES
Noun
loblollies
plural of loblolly
Source: Wiktionary
LOBLOLLY
Lob"lol`ly, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen. Loblolly bay (Bot.), an elegant white-flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus Gordonia (G. Lasianthus), growing in the maritime parts of the Southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in tanning. Also, a similar West Indian tree (Laplacea hæmatoxylon).
– Loblolly boy, a surgeon's attendant on shipboard. Smollett.
– Loblolly pine (Bot.), a kind of pitch pine found from Delaware southward along the coast; old field pine (Pinus Tæda). Also, P. Bahamensis, of the West Indies.
– Loblolly tree (Bot.), a name of several West Indian trees, having more or less leathery foliage, but alike in no other respect; as Pisonia subcordata, Cordia alba, and Cupania glabra.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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