ponderosa pine
noun
pon·der·o·sa pine
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Definition of ponderosa pine
: a tall pine (Pinus ponderosa) of western North America with long needles usually in groups of two or three
also
: its strong reddish straight-grained wood
Examples of ponderosa pine in a Sentence
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Incline Village is an affluent town of nine thousand people, perched on the north shore of Lake Tahoe and shrouded in ponderosa pines. — Mike Mariani, The New Yorker, "A Town for People with Chronic Fatigue," 3 Sep. 2019 Many conifers, including western red cedar, incense cedar, grand fir and even valley ponderosa pine are succumbing, as well. — oregonlive.com, "Western Oregon conifers continue to show damage from drought," 20 Aug. 2019 Towering ponderosa pines and fragrant cedars extend into town from the Sierra Nevada above. — Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, "Fearful of being the next Paradise, Grass Valley confronts its fire vulnerability," 30 June 2019 Downed ponderosa pines became occasional flashpoints. — Brian Melley, The Denver Post, "U.S. West struggles to hit goals of fighting fire with fire," 12 Aug. 2019 The project focuses on removing diseased and smaller trees and leaving old-growth ponderosa pine and Douglas fir behind. — USA TODAY, "Penal farm to produce farm, music under the sea: News from around our 50 states," 16 July 2019 Grand Canyon Lodge was constructed in WPA-style with ponderosa pine logs and stone and situated right on the canyon’s edge at Bright Angel Point with open views. — Steve Larese, National Geographic, "Eight epic stops in the Four Corners region," 27 June 2019 In the West today, wildfires aren’t just burning grasses on the floor of a ponderosa pine forest or wiping out high-elevation stands of lodgepole every 100 to 250 years—they’re burning forests from weeds to canopy and covering vast acreages. — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, "Wildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay," 5 June 2019 The Jemez are mostly pine trees, not pinyons or cedars, and within the pine forest are ponderosa pines, which grow straight as an arrow, often have diameters of over three feet, and tower far into the sky. — Danny Lyon, The New York Review of Books, "Danny Lyon," 31 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ponderosa pine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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