Loblolly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  loblolly
       n : thick gruel