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slash pine

slash pine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slash pahyn]
    • /slæʃ paɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slash pahyn]
    • /slæʃ paɪn/

Definitions of slash pine words

  • noun slash pine a pine, Pinus elliotii, found in slashes and swamps in the southeastern U.S., yielding a hard, durable wood. 1
  • noun slash pine the wood of this tree. 1
  • noun slash pine a common pine (Pinus caribaea) growing in slashes, or swamps, in the SE U.S., the West Indies, and Central America 0
  • noun slash pine the hard wood of this tree 0

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Origin of slash pine

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Slash pine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

slash pine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

slash pine usage trend in Literature

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