ponderosa

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UK/ˌpɒn.dəˈɹəʊ.sə/US/ˌpɑn.dəˈɹoʊ.sə/

noun

A pine tree of very large size, native to western North America (Pinus ponderosa).

Similar
ponderosa pineponderosa lemonwestern yellow pinebull pinePinus ponderosa
OriginNew Latin ponderōsa →
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Meanings

ponderosa1

nounponderosa (plural ponderosas)

plural ponderosas

  1. A pine tree of very large size, native to western North America (Pinus ponderosa).

    Synonyms: ponderosa pine

Ponderosa2

nounPonderosa (plural Ponderosas)

plural Ponderosas · alternative ponderosa

  1. A citrus hybrid of a pomelo and a citron.

    Synonyms: ponderosa lemon

proper noun

alternative ponderosa

  1. A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pine tree of very large size, native to western North America (Pinus ponderosa).

Similar
ponderosa pine

nounA citrus hybrid of a pomelo and a citron.

Similar
ponderosa lemon

More synonyms by meaning

nouncommon and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature

Similar
ponderosa pinewestern yellow pinebull pinePinus ponderosa
Broader
yellow pine
Also see
bull pineponderosa lemonponderosa pinewestern yellow pine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. New Latinponderōsa“heavy”
  2. Englishponderosa

From the specific epithet, New Latin ponderōsa (“heavy”), in reference to the wood.

More words from New Latin

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Translations

Finnish keltamänty
  • keltamäntyPinus ponderosa
French pin ponderosa
  • pin ponderosaPinus ponderosa
German Gelb-Kiefer
  • Gelb-KieferPinus ponderosa
Spanish pino ponderosa
  • pino ponderosaPinus ponderosa
Turkish batı sarıçamı
  • batı sarıçamıPinus ponderosa
Welsh pinwydden gochfrig
  • pinwydden gochfrigPinus ponderosa

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ponderosa

mucosamariposaFormosamimosaXhosaBarbarossasamosacuriosaTortosaserosafantabulosa
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Cite this entry
APA

ponderosa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponderosa

MLA

“ponderosa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponderosa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ponderosa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponderosa.

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