slash pine
noun
: a pine (Pinus elliottii) of the southeastern U.S. that has two or three needles in a cluster and is a source of turpentine, lumber, and pulpwood
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This is Everglades cattle country, with miles upon miles of slash pines and flat scrubland, pristine and still untouched by developers just 35 miles from Palm Beach County’s suburban sprawl.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
To provide drinking water for his residents, Nunnally drilled wells into the ridge at the highest point in the subdivision and built a pump house out of limestone rock and hardy Dade County slash pine in the Mediterranean revival style.
—Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Salt water intrusion also is responsible for killing many of the Florida slash pines that gave Big Pine Key its name.
—Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
Another study, from University of Miami researcher Taylor Alexander in 1976, explicitly pointed to sea level rise as the reason why slash pines could no longer exist on Key Largo.
—Alex Harris, Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2024
Slicing through slash pine scrub, curving around arching mangroves, then sloping into shallow saltwater, Shell Island Road has to be one of the most drop-dead gorgeous dead-ends in Southwest Florida.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
There are paved pathways and an interior nature trail that offer views of a virgin slash pine forest.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
The tawny cat is standing in the fork of a slash pine no more than 50 yards ahead.
—Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Stands of slash pine marched toward cypress domes just beginning to turn amber as fall arrived.
—Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
To provide drinking water for his residents, Nunnally drilled wells into the ridge at the highest point in the subdivision and built a pump house out of limestone rock and hardy Dade County slash pine in the Mediterranean revival style.
—Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Salt water intrusion also is responsible for killing many of the Florida slash pines that gave Big Pine Key its name.
—Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
Another study, from University of Miami researcher Taylor Alexander in 1976, explicitly pointed to sea level rise as the reason why slash pines could no longer exist on Key Largo.
—Alex Harris, Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2024
Slicing through slash pine scrub, curving around arching mangroves, then sloping into shallow saltwater, Shell Island Road has to be one of the most drop-dead gorgeous dead-ends in Southwest Florida.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
There are paved pathways and an interior nature trail that offer views of a virgin slash pine forest.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
The tawny cat is standing in the fork of a slash pine no more than 50 yards ahead.
—Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Stands of slash pine marched toward cypress domes just beginning to turn amber as fall arrived.
—Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
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“Slash pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slash%20pine. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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