southern yellow pine

noun

A classification of lumber, widely used in construction in much of the US, from any of several species of genus Pinus grown in the southeastern United States.

Similar
SYPlongleaf pinepitch pineGeorgia pinePinus palustris
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Meanings

nounsouthern yellow pine (usually uncountable, plural southern yellow pines)

plural southern yellow pines

  1. USuncountableusuallyA classification of lumber, widely used in construction in much of the US, from any of several species of genus Pinus grown in the southeastern United States.

    Synonyms: SYP

  2. uncountableusuallyPinus palustris, longleaf pine.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA classification of lumber, widely used in construction in much of the US, from any of several species of genus Pinus grown in the southeastern United States.

Similar
SYP
Narrower
longleaf pinePinus palustrisshortleaf pinePinus echinataloblolly pinePinus taedaslash pinePinus elliottiipond pinePinus serotina

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree

Similar
longleaf pinepitch pineGeorgia pinePinus palustris
Broader
yellow pine
Also see
longleaf pinepitch pine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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“southern yellow pine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southern%20yellow%20pine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “southern yellow pine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/southern%20yellow%20pine.

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