yellow pine
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- noun
- /ˈjɛloʊ paɪn/
- US
- We built a sturdy deck using treated yellow pine, ensuring it would withstand the weather for many years.
- southern yellow pine
Examples
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The vessels built at Key West were designed to travel in the shallow Florida waters and were framed with a local redwood called "maderia" and planked with yellow pine.
Academic text (1998) -
A dense forest with its southern yellow pines and thriving undergrowth of seasonal wiregrass covered much of the area.
Academic text (2007) -
You're gonna need a stack of yellow pine two-by-fours.
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Interior finished walls are of full height 2" x 6" tongue-and-groove southern yellow pine wood with a urethane finish.
Blog text (21) -
The site included his house, a nearly pure stand of secondary growth yellow pine (Pinus ponderosa), and several large rock outcrops.
Academic text (2015) -
Daniel has restored many of the original features, from ornate crown moldings to Southern yellow pine floors, and has furnished the office with antiques.
Academic text (2001) -
We examined the site, which included cut yellow pine cones, feces, and shredded bark in the woodpile, and found evidence of rodent activity.
Academic text (2015) -
By the 1880s, railroads had been constructed through central Mississippi, timber companies had begun to clear-cut the yellow pine and broadleaf forests, and more land was opened for cultivation.
Academic text (1990) -
The forest trees on the hill were chiefly juniper, with yellow pine, a peculiar variety of white-barked pine, ash (acacia) trees, and willows around all the lakes and streams.
Academic text (1995) -
The beautiful furniture was crafted from durable yellow pine, showcasing its hard, yellowish wood.
Synonyms
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Light-coloured wood from an evergreen tree used to make furniture
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Wood from pine trees often used to make furniture
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A large pine tree from the southeastern United States with long needles and rough reddish bark used for timber
Wood from the western yellow pine tree used for building and furniture
A large pine tree with short needles in groups of two or three and reddish brown bark when fully grown
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Morphology
The compound 'yellow pine' is a straightforward adjective + noun composition meaning a pine tree or wood that is yellowish; a B1 learner who knows 'yellow' and 'pine' can readily infer this referent. This is a descriptive, compositional naming of a physical property (wood color/species) rather than an idiomatic sense, a pattern common across languages, so it is transparent.
Etymology
The compound noun yellow pine names a type of pine tree whose wood has a warm yellow colour and is strong enough for building. So, when people say yellow pine they mean the tree or its 'wood' used in houses and furniture.