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lodgepole

(ˈlɒdʒˌpəʊl)
n
1. (Plants) lodgepole pine a type of pine tree, Pinus contorta, found in mountainous regions of North-West America
2. (Civil Engineering) a pole made from the wood of this tree, used to build a Native American lodge
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Noun1.lodgepole - shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United Stateslodgepole - shrubby two-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
pine, pine tree, true pine - a coniferous tree
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