yellow pine
noun
any of several North American pines yielding a strong, yellowish wood.
the wood of any such tree.
Origin of yellow pine
1An Americanism dating back to 1700–10
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How to use yellow pine in a sentence
They were all clinker built of yellow pine, double fastened with copper nails, clinched over rooves.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' | British GovernmentUpon the sides of the mountains and extending down into the valley are found beautiful groves of yellow pine timber.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX | Joel PalmerThe timber growing in this region is principally yellow pine, spruce, balsam fir, and hemlock; among the bushes I noticed laurel.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX | Joel PalmerOther species are the alpine fir, Douglas spruce, limber pine, and Western yellow pine.
Your National Parks | Enos A. MillsProbably they were the ruins of yellow pine trees that before my day had perished in a forest fire.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland | Enos A. Mills
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