Lob'lol`ly noun [ Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen. Loblolly bay (Botany) , an elegant white-flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus Gordonia ( G. Lasianthus ), growing in the maritime parts of the Southern United States. Its ba... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/54