also: だいおうまつ
longleaf pine
Refers specifically to the tree species Pinus palustris, native to the southeastern United States. In Japanese, it is a botanical name and not a common everyday word.
The longleaf pine is a type of pine native to North America.
I saw a longleaf pine at the botanical garden.
Katakana spelling, often used for plant names; usually written in kana.
Alternate katakana spelling using the kun-reading まつ for 松.
Hiragana spelling of the alternate reading; less common than katakana forms.
A compound of 大王 “great king” and 松 “pine,” an imposing descriptive name for this exceptionally large, long-needled pine.