Definition of ponderosa in English:

ponderosa

(also ponderosa pine)

noun ˌpɒndəˈrəʊzəˌpɒndəˈrəʊsəˌpɑndəˈroʊsə

A tall, slender North American pine tree, planted for timber and as an ornamental.
Pinus ponderosa, family Pinaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Among them were species like ponderosa and lodgepole pine, trees that proved so commercially valuable they contributed significantly to the building of the country.
- In California, 94,000 Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and sugar pine will be planted an 350 acres of Tahoe National Forest near Nevada City.
- Eventually, dwarf mistletoe plants steal enough water, minerals, and nutrients to kill the ponderosa and lodgepole pines, Douglas-firs, western larches, and western hemlocks they attack.
- At first all we saw were woods dominated by ponderosa and sugar pines.
- The eagles tend to roost in huge ponderosas in northeast-facing canyons among the hills that dot Wyoming's mile-high prairies.
- He predicts 30 to 40 percent of the ponderosas and 80 percent of the piñons will fall victim to insects by next summer.
- When we're talking about disastrous forest fires in the West, usually we're talking about low-lying, dry forests of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir.
- The Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and sugar pine planted in this area will help regenerate an ecosystem inhabited by wildlife, including bald eagles.
- The northern Idaho ground squirrel lives in dry, rocky meadows surrounded by forests of ponderosa pine or Douglas fir.
- The majestic ponderosa pine occupies the transition zone between mountain valleys and the cooler, damper spruce/fir zone.
- But ponderosas aren't the only trees in the western woods, and different forests require different solutions.
- The east side is dry ponderosa and lodgepole pine country.
- When a ponderosa pine on the hillside drops its needles every fall, Keskimaki leaves them in place as a winter mulch to protect plants from extreme cold, then removes them in the spring.
- The distribution of tree species will change, and fire-resistant ponderosas will likely survive where Douglas firs and white pines may not.
- A single seed was used for species with larger seeds (western white pine, ponderosa pine, loblolly pine, and Pacific silver fir).
- In ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, and Sitka spruce, dimpling sometimes occurs as numerous small, conical indentations of the plane of the growth ring.
- But he was unhappy about planting only Douglas-fir or ponderosa pine on a site, replacing the natural mixed species with a monoculture.
- The skyline is dotted with mountain ranges on whose slopes are dense forests of aspen, fir, spruce and ponderosas.
- Approximately one-third of the tract is timbered with ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, and Douglas fir; the rest is Camas prairie.
- There were hardwoods and ponderosas, as well as a dozen varieties of cactus, but no grasses or wildflowers.

Origin

Late 19th century: feminine of Latin ponderosus 'massive', used as a specific epithet in Pinus ponderosa.

Rhymes

composer, discloser, dozer, exposer, Mendoza, mimosa, opposer, poser, proposer, proser, Rosa, Somoza, Spinoza

Definition of ponderosa in US English:

ponderosa

(also ponderosa pine)

nounˌpändəˈrōsəˌpɑndəˈroʊsə

A tall slender pine tree, the most widespread conifer of western North America, planted for timber and as an ornamental.
Pinus ponderosa, family Pinaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Eventually, dwarf mistletoe plants steal enough water, minerals, and nutrients to kill the ponderosa and lodgepole pines, Douglas-firs, western larches, and western hemlocks they attack.
- In California, 94,000 Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and sugar pine will be planted an 350 acres of Tahoe National Forest near Nevada City.
- Approximately one-third of the tract is timbered with ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, and Douglas fir; the rest is Camas prairie.
- The east side is dry ponderosa and lodgepole pine country.
- There were hardwoods and ponderosas, as well as a dozen varieties of cactus, but no grasses or wildflowers.
- The majestic ponderosa pine occupies the transition zone between mountain valleys and the cooler, damper spruce/fir zone.
- When we're talking about disastrous forest fires in the West, usually we're talking about low-lying, dry forests of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir.
- The Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and sugar pine planted in this area will help regenerate an ecosystem inhabited by wildlife, including bald eagles.
- The distribution of tree species will change, and fire-resistant ponderosas will likely survive where Douglas firs and white pines may not.
- A single seed was used for species with larger seeds (western white pine, ponderosa pine, loblolly pine, and Pacific silver fir).
- At first all we saw were woods dominated by ponderosa and sugar pines.
- He predicts 30 to 40 percent of the ponderosas and 80 percent of the piñons will fall victim to insects by next summer.
- But ponderosas aren't the only trees in the western woods, and different forests require different solutions.
- Among them were species like ponderosa and lodgepole pine, trees that proved so commercially valuable they contributed significantly to the building of the country.
- The northern Idaho ground squirrel lives in dry, rocky meadows surrounded by forests of ponderosa pine or Douglas fir.
- When a ponderosa pine on the hillside drops its needles every fall, Keskimaki leaves them in place as a winter mulch to protect plants from extreme cold, then removes them in the spring.
- The eagles tend to roost in huge ponderosas in northeast-facing canyons among the hills that dot Wyoming's mile-high prairies.
- In ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, and Sitka spruce, dimpling sometimes occurs as numerous small, conical indentations of the plane of the growth ring.
- The skyline is dotted with mountain ranges on whose slopes are dense forests of aspen, fir, spruce and ponderosas.
- But he was unhappy about planting only Douglas-fir or ponderosa pine on a site, replacing the natural mixed species with a monoculture.

Origin

Late 19th century: feminine of Latin ponderosus ‘massive’, used as a specific epithet in Pinus ponderosa.

单词	ponderosa
释义	Definition of ponderosa in English: ponderosa (also ponderosa pine) noun ˌpɒndəˈrəʊzəˌpɒndəˈrəʊsəˌpɑndəˈroʊsə A tall, slender North American pine tree, planted for timber and as an ornamental. Pinus ponderosa, family Pinaceae Example sentencesExamples Among them were species like ponderosa and lodgepole pine, trees that proved so commercially valuable they contributed significantly to the building of the country. In California, 94,000 Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and sugar pine will be planted an 350 acres of Tahoe National Forest near Nevada City. Eventually, dwarf mistletoe plants steal enough water, minerals, and nutrients to kill the ponderosa and lodgepole pines, Douglas-firs, western larches, and western hemlocks they attack. At first all we saw were woods dominated by ponderosa and sugar pines. The eagles tend to roost in huge ponderosas in northeast-facing canyons among the hills that dot Wyoming's mile-high prairies. He predicts 30 to 40 percent of the ponderosas and 80 percent of the piñons will fall victim to insects by next summer. When we're talking about disastrous forest fires in the West, usually we're talking about low-lying, dry forests of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. The Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and sugar pine planted in this area will help regenerate an ecosystem inhabited by wildlife, including bald eagles. The northern Idaho ground squirrel lives in dry, rocky meadows surrounded by forests of ponderosa pine or Douglas fir. The majestic ponderosa pine occupies the transition zone between mountain valleys and the cooler, damper spruce/fir zone. But ponderosas aren't the only trees in the western woods, and different forests require different solutions. The east side is dry ponderosa and lodgepole pine country. When a ponderosa pine on the hillside drops its needles every fall, Keskimaki leaves them in place as a winter mulch to protect plants from extreme cold, then removes them in the spring. The distribution of tree species will change, and fire-resistant ponderosas will likely survive where Douglas firs and white pines may not. A single seed was used for species with larger seeds (western white pine, ponderosa pine, loblolly pine, and Pacific silver fir). In ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, and Sitka spruce, dimpling sometimes occurs as numerous small, conical indentations of the plane of the growth ring. But he was unhappy about planting only Douglas-fir or ponderosa pine on a site, replacing the natural mixed species with a monoculture. The skyline is dotted with mountain ranges on whose slopes are dense forests of aspen, fir, spruce and ponderosas. Approximately one-third of the tract is timbered with ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, and Douglas fir; the rest is Camas prairie. There were hardwoods and ponderosas, as well as a dozen varieties of cactus, but no grasses or wildflowers. Origin Late 19th century: feminine of Latin ponderosus 'massive', used as a specific epithet in Pinus ponderosa. Rhymes composer, discloser, dozer, exposer, Mendoza, mimosa, opposer, poser, proposer, proser, Rosa, Somoza, Spinoza Definition of ponderosa in US English: ponderosa (also ponderosa pine) nounˌpändəˈrōsəˌpɑndəˈroʊsə A tall slender pine tree, the most widespread conifer of western North America, planted for timber and as an ornamental. Pinus ponderosa, family Pinaceae Example sentencesExamples Eventually, dwarf mistletoe plants steal enough water, minerals, and nutrients to kill the ponderosa and lodgepole pines, Douglas-firs, western larches, and western hemlocks they attack. In California, 94,000 Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and sugar pine will be planted an 350 acres of Tahoe National Forest near Nevada City. Approximately one-third of the tract is timbered with ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, and Douglas fir; the rest is Camas prairie. The east side is dry ponderosa and lodgepole pine country. There were hardwoods and ponderosas, as well as a dozen varieties of cactus, but no grasses or wildflowers. The majestic ponderosa pine occupies the transition zone between mountain valleys and the cooler, damper spruce/fir zone. When we're talking about disastrous forest fires in the West, usually we're talking about low-lying, dry forests of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. The Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and sugar pine planted in this area will help regenerate an ecosystem inhabited by wildlife, including bald eagles. The distribution of tree species will change, and fire-resistant ponderosas will likely survive where Douglas firs and white pines may not. A single seed was used for species with larger seeds (western white pine, ponderosa pine, loblolly pine, and Pacific silver fir). At first all we saw were woods dominated by ponderosa and sugar pines. He predicts 30 to 40 percent of the ponderosas and 80 percent of the piñons will fall victim to insects by next summer. But ponderosas aren't the only trees in the western woods, and different forests require different solutions. Among them were species like ponderosa and lodgepole pine, trees that proved so commercially valuable they contributed significantly to the building of the country. The northern Idaho ground squirrel lives in dry, rocky meadows surrounded by forests of ponderosa pine or Douglas fir. When a ponderosa pine on the hillside drops its needles every fall, Keskimaki leaves them in place as a winter mulch to protect plants from extreme cold, then removes them in the spring. The eagles tend to roost in huge ponderosas in northeast-facing canyons among the hills that dot Wyoming's mile-high prairies. In ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, and Sitka spruce, dimpling sometimes occurs as numerous small, conical indentations of the plane of the growth ring. The skyline is dotted with mountain ranges on whose slopes are dense forests of aspen, fir, spruce and ponderosas. But he was unhappy about planting only Douglas-fir or ponderosa pine on a site, replacing the natural mixed species with a monoculture. Origin Late 19th century: feminine of Latin ponderosus ‘massive’, used as a specific epithet in Pinus ponderosa.
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