Pronunciation: ˌ pän-d ə - ' r ō -s ə -, -z ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin ponderosa, specific epithet of Pinus ponderosa, from Latin, feminine of ponderosus ponderous
Date: 1878
: a tall pine ( Pinus ponderosa ) of western No. America with long needles usually in groups of two or three also : its strong reddish straight-grained wood