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loblolly bays

loblolly bays is the plural of loblolly bay.

Meaning of loblolly bay

Noun

loblolly bay (plural loblolly bays)

  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.
    • [T]hat elegant evergreen-tree, called in South Carolina and the Floridas, the Loblolly-bay[.]1770, John Ellis, “A Copy of a Letter from John Ellis, Esq; F. R. S. to Dr. Linnaeus, F. R. S. &c.”, in Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), volume 60, page 519
    Synonyms:
    black laurel, holly bay, tan bay, swamp laurel, bloodwood, Laplacea haemotoxylon
  2. A similar West Indian tree of species Gordonia haematoxylon.

Questions about loblolly bays

What is loblolly bays the plural of?
Loblolly bays is the plural of loblolly bay.

Words near loblolly bays in the dictionary

  1. Loblaws
  2. loblollied
  3. loblollies
  4. loblolly
  5. loblolly bay
  6. loblolly bays
  7. loblolly boy
  8. loblolly boys
  9. loblolly pine
  10. loblolly pines
  11. loblolly tree

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