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ponderosa

UK/ˌpɒn.dəˈɹəʊ.sə/US/ˌpɑn.dəˈɹoʊ.sə/

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

ponderosa: a pine tree of very large size, native to western North America (Pinus ponderosa)
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Noun (1)

ponderosa (plural ponderosas)

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

Noun (2) capitalized: Ponderosa

Ponderosa (plural Ponderosas)

  1. A citrus hybrid of a pomelo and a citron.
    Synonyms:
    ponderosa lemon

Proper noun capitalized: Ponderosa

Ponderosa

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

Synonyms of ponderosa

Forms of ponderosa

pluralponderosas
pluralPonderosas
alternative formponderosa

Origin of ponderosa

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

Words formed from ponderosa

Phrases with ponderosa

Words that rhyme with ponderosa

Questions about ponderosa

What does ponderosa mean?
Ponderosa means a pine tree of very large size, native to western North America (Pinus ponderosa).
What part of speech is ponderosa?
Ponderosa can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ponderosa?
Ponderosa is pronounced /ˌpɒn.dəˈɹəʊ.sə/ (UK).
What is the plural of ponderosa?
The plural of ponderosa is ponderosas.

Words near ponderosa in the dictionary

  1. ponderizing
  2. ponderment
  3. pondermotive
  4. ponderomotive
  5. ponderomotively
  6. ponderosa
  7. ponderosa lemon
  8. ponderosa lemons
  9. ponderosa pine
  10. ponderosa pines
  11. ponderosas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ponderosa (page history and authors); Ponderosa (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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