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English → English (gcide) Definition: Laplacea haematoxylon Loblolly \Lob"lol`ly\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen. [1913 Webster] Loblolly bay (Bot.), an elegant white-flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus Gordonia (Gordonia Lasianthus ), growing in the maritime parts of the Southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in tanning. Also, a similar West Indian tree (Laplacea h[ae]matoxylon ). Loblolly boy, a surgeon's attendant on shipboard. --Smollett. Loblolly pine (Bot.), a kind of pitch pine found from Delaware southward along the coast; old field pine (Pinus T[ae]da ). Also, Pinus Bahamensis, of the West Indies. Loblolly tree (Bot.), a name of several West Indian trees, having more or less leathery foliage, but alike in no other respect; as Pisonia subcordata, Cordia alba, and Cupania glabra. [1913 Webster]