English-Thai Dictionary
loblolly
N ต้นสน พวก Pinus Taeda
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LOBLOLLY
Lob "lol `ly, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain. ]
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
loblolly
lob lol ly |ˈläbˌlälē ˈlɑblɑli | ▶noun ( pl. loblollies ) 1 (also loblolly pine ) a pine tree of the southern US that has very long slender needles and is an important source of timber. [Pinus taeda, family Pinaceae. ] 2 (also loblolly bay ) a small evergreen tree of the tea family, with baylike leaves and white camellialike flowers, native to the southeastern US. [Gordonia lasianthus, family Theaceae. ] 3 a marshy patch of ground. 4 Cooking, dated a thick mush or gruel. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting thick gruel ): the reason for the application of the word to the two plants, and the word's origin, are unknown.
Oxford Dictionary
loblolly
loblolly |ˈlɒblɒli | ▶noun ( pl. loblollies ) 1 (also loblolly pine ) a pine tree of the southern US that has very long slender needles and is an important source of timber. ●Pinus taeda, family Pinaceae. 2 (also loblolly bay ) a small evergreen tree of the tea family, with bay-like leaves and white flowers resembling those of the camellia, native to the south-eastern US. ●Gordonia lasianthus, family Theaceae. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting thick gruel ): the reason for the application of the word to the two plants, and the word's origin, are unknown.
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