ponderosa

See also: Ponderosa

English

A ponderosa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊsə

Noun

ponderosa (plural ponderosas)

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

   Synonym: ponderosa pine

2. A social, lime or get together where planning or issues are discussed. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

   Synonyms: social event, mixer

Hyponyms

• (Pinus ponderosa): bull pine

Derived terms

• ponderosa lemon (Citrus × pyriformis)

Related terms

• terra ponderosa

Translations

Pinus ponderosa

• French: pin ponderosa m
• German: Gelb-Kiefer f
• Klamath-Modoc: Goos
• Spanish: pino ponderosa m
• Welsh: pinwydden gochfrig f

References

• Pinus ponderosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pinus ponderosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pinus ponderosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “ponderosa”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• sopranoed

Italian

Adjective

ponderosa

1. feminine singular of ponderoso

Anagrams

• endospora

Latin

Adjective

ponderōsa

1. inflection of ponderōsus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

ponderōsā

1. ablative feminine singular of ponderōsus

Spanish

Adjective

ponderosa f

1. feminine singular of ponderoso