gordonia lasianthus

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gordonia lasianthus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Loblolly \Lob"lol`ly\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
     Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen.
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     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.
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