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ponderosa (pine) definition

☆ pon·dero·sa (pine) (pän′dər ō′sə)

noun

  1. a yellow pine (Pinus ponderosa) of W North America, valued for its timber
  2. its wood

Etymology: < ModL (Pinus) ponderosa, lit., heavy (pine) < L ponderosus: see ponderous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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