| 释义 | ponderosa/ˌpɒndəˈrəʊzə / /ˌpɒndəˈrəʊsə/(also ponderosa pine) nounA tall, slender North American pine tree, planted for timber and as an ornamental.A single seed was used for species with larger seeds (western white pine, ponderosa pine, loblolly pine, and Pacific silver fir)....Pinus ponderosa, family Pinaceae.
 In ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, and Sitka spruce, dimpling sometimes occurs as numerous small, conical indentations of the plane of the growth ring.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.
OriginLate 19th century: feminine of Latin ponderosus 'massive', used as a specific epithet in Pinus ponderosa.Rhymescomposer, discloser, dozer, exposer, Mendoza, mimosa, opposer, poser, proposer, proser, Rosa, Somoza, Spinoza |