yellow pine
noun
1
: any of several North American pines (such as a Ponderosa pine or longleaf pine) with yellowish wood
2
: the wood of a yellow pine
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Barn builders used post-and-beam construction in rough-hewn yellow pine in this farmhouse living room.
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Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
The spur ridges that formed the canyon walls were more open, with big yellow pines and occasional meadows of dry yellow grass.
—Chester Chatfield, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
Leitch apportioned blame on the basis that McDougall had ignored stipulations in the contract by using shorter length joists and substituting red pine for weaker yellow pine.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 May 2025
These include rooms of yellow pine, white pine, red fir and red cedar.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2025
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Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
The spur ridges that formed the canyon walls were more open, with big yellow pines and occasional meadows of dry yellow grass.
—Chester Chatfield, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
Leitch apportioned blame on the basis that McDougall had ignored stipulations in the contract by using shorter length joists and substituting red pine for weaker yellow pine.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 May 2025
These include rooms of yellow pine, white pine, red fir and red cedar.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Yellow pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20pine. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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