DCHP-2
pumpkin pine DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a tall, stately pine, Pinus strobus, of eastern Canada, much used for shipmasts in colonial days and providing the basis for the lumber industry.
See also: white pine (def. 1)
- 1832 There are three varieties of this species of pine, called by the workman the Pumpkin, the Black-bark, and the Sapling. . . .
- 1917 (1956) Eastern White Pine [is also called] pumpkin pine . . . Quebec pine.
- 1832 There are three varieties of this species of pine, called by the workman the Pumpkin, the Black-bark, and the Sapling. . . .