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Loblolly
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What's The Definition Of Loblolly?
[n] thick gruel
Synonyms | Synonyms for Loblolly: Related Terms | Find terms related to Loblolly: See Also | gruel Loblolly In Webster's Dictionary \Lob"lol`ly\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
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
h[ae]matoxylon}).
{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
T[ae]da}). 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}.
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