1. (noun) large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree

• longleaf pine
• pinus palustris
• pitch pine
• southern yellow pine

1. (noun) large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree

• yellow pine