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ponderosa /ˌpɒndəˈrəʊzə / /ˌpɒndəˈrəʊsə/(also ponderosa pine) nounA tall, slender North American pine tree, planted for timber and as an ornamental.- Pinus ponderosa, family Pinaceae.
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.
- 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 |