yellow pine

plural yellow pines

1. Any of various trees with wood of a yellow color.
   1. Southern UScountableuncountableAny southern yellow pine of five species Pinus.
   2. USWesterncountableuncountableAny western yellow pine, either a ponderosa pine or a Jeffrey pine.
   3. New ZealandcountableuncountableA coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand, of species Halocarpus biformis.
   4. AustraliacountableuncountableA tree of the species Podocarpus elatus, of Australia.

      Synonyms: Australian plum, brown pine, Illawarra plum, Illawarra plum pine

2. uncountableWood from any of these trees.