noun
Etymology: slash (III) ; from the fact that caribbean pine especially in Florida grows in slashes
1.
a. : caribbean pine
b. : the strong hard heavy coarse-grained orange wood of the Caribbean pine
2. : any of several pines (as the loblolly or longleaf pine) that grow in similar situations to or are used like the slash pine and especially that are sources of turpentine and lumber in the southern United States