"loblolly pine"

[Wilson Gray]

I know a word, "loblolly," but I can't see how it could connect to
"loblolly pine.' What does your word, "loblolly," mean?

-Wilson

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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