English Explanatory Dictionary

loblolly bay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of species Gordonia lasianthus of elegant white-flowered evergreen shrubs or small trees, growing in the maritime parts of the southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in tanning.
  2. A similar West Indian tree of species Gordonia haematoxylon.

Word forms

loblolly bay loblolly bays loblolly-bay

Synonyms

black laurel holly bay tan bay swamp laurel bloodwood Laplacea haemotoxylon
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