'Laplacea haematoxylon' definitions:
Definition of 'Laplacea haematoxylon'
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- Loblolly \Lob"lol`ly\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen. [1913 Webster]
- Loblolly bay (Bot.), an elegant white-flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus Gordonia ({Gordonia 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, Pinus 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. [1913 Webster]