ponderosa pine
noun
pon·der·o·sa pine ˌpän-də-ˈrō-sə- 
-zə-
: a tall pine (Pinus ponderosa) of western North America with long needles usually in groups of two or three
also : its strong reddish straight-grained wood
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Diplodia can also infect other kinds of pine, such as Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), red pine (Pinus resinosa), mugo pine (Pinus mugo) and ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa). 
Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The fire's main fuel sources were brush, ponderosa pine and mixed conifer, the site stated. Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2022 Over the first quarter mile, ponderosa pine trees stand over the last sizable reaches of lake water where great blue herons, waterfowl and — for early morning hikers — elk might be spotted browsing the weedy fringes. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2022 An inventory in 1911 showed that a typical acre of ponderosa pine habitat had 50 to 60 trees. New York Times, 21 June 2022 Many mountainsides have been reduced to ash and once towering ponderosa pine trees have been turned into charred toothpicks. CBS News, 21 June 2022 Many mountainsides have been reduced to ash and once towering ponderosa pine trees have been turned into charred toothpicks. Susan Montoya Bryan, Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2022 We typically do not get involved in hazard tree assessment, and an arborist with expertise with ponderosa pine would be able to give good advice. oregonlive, 1 May 2022 The region includes the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, Hopi mesas, volcanic cinder fields, the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in the U.S. and the San Francisco Peaks – a mountain sacred to 13 Native American tribes. Felicia Fonseca, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2022 See More
Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The fire's main fuel sources were brush, ponderosa pine and mixed conifer, the site stated. Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2022 Over the first quarter mile, ponderosa pine trees stand over the last sizable reaches of lake water where great blue herons, waterfowl and — for early morning hikers — elk might be spotted browsing the weedy fringes. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2022 An inventory in 1911 showed that a typical acre of ponderosa pine habitat had 50 to 60 trees. New York Times, 21 June 2022 Many mountainsides have been reduced to ash and once towering ponderosa pine trees have been turned into charred toothpicks. CBS News, 21 June 2022 Many mountainsides have been reduced to ash and once towering ponderosa pine trees have been turned into charred toothpicks. Susan Montoya Bryan, Anchorage Daily News, 21 June 2022 We typically do not get involved in hazard tree assessment, and an arborist with expertise with ponderosa pine would be able to give good advice. oregonlive, 1 May 2022 The region includes the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, Hopi mesas, volcanic cinder fields, the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in the U.S. and the San Francisco Peaks – a mountain sacred to 13 Native American tribes. Felicia Fonseca, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin ponderosa, specific epithet of Pinus ponderosa, from Latin, feminine of ponderosus ponderous
First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above