ponderosa pine
Americannoun
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Also called western yellow pine. a large pine, Pinus ponderosa, of western North America, having yellowish-brown bark: the state tree of Montana.
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the light, soft wood of this tree, used for making furniture and in the construction of houses, ships, etc.
Etymology
Origin of ponderosa pine
1875–80, < New Latin Pinus ponderosa (1836) literally, heavy pine; ponderous
Example Sentences
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Yet one magnetic painting is atypical of that first stay in the Taos area: a striking ponderosa pine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Seventy-three percent of the samples were coastal Douglas-fir, and 13% were ponderosa pine.
From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2023
Buildup of fallen pine needles and branches on forest floors coupled with fir trees that have crowded into more historically spread-out, ponderosa pine forests mean fires travel faster.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023
A ponderosa pine and cedar forest was reduced to a landscape of charcoal sticks.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2022
You may find yourself inspecting a nearby ponderosa pine, perhaps, or an aspen or sweet gum, puzzling out the magic.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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