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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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
The original Filene Center was constructed from Oregon red cedar, while the current structure is made from Douglas fir and southern yellow pine.
From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2021
Clean-edged walls of grey and cool yellow, pine and wisteria scents.
From Nature • Jul. 21, 2020
The silo was about eight feet across and thirty feet high, with boards of unvarnished yellow pine as tightly fitted as cooperage.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 4, 2019
The most desirable yellow pine, much less resinous and more easily worked than others.
From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William
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