yellow pine
Americannoun
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any of several North American pines yielding a strong, yellowish wood.
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the wood of any such tree.
Etymology
Origin of yellow pine
An Americanism dating back to 1700–10
Example Sentences
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Clemson has two mass-timber buildings on its main campus: the Samuel J. Cadden Chapel and the Andy Quattlebaum Outdoor Education Center, which uses Southern yellow pine.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Much of the yellow pine flooring is original.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2022
In addition to its B.C. operations, the company has five mills producing southern yellow pine lumber in Virginia, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2022
Clean-edged walls of grey and cool yellow, pine and wisteria scents.
From Nature ● Jul. 21, 2020
We pass forests of yellow pine trees, and possibly some tobacco fields.
From Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America by Wade, Mary Hazelton Blanchard
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