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Definition of Pinus ponderosa
1. Noun. Common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature.
Generic synonyms: Yellow Pine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinus Ponderosa
Literary usage of Pinus ponderosa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"W of Redfeather lakes, on Pinus ponderosa, H 408 in 1963 (FPF); ... S of Pingree
Park rd, on Pinus ponderosa, H 563 in 1964 (FPF); Bear Gulch rd, 6 air mi. ..."
2. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"... (typical gall form) on 18-years-old trees of Pinus ponderosa from Sylvanite,
Montana, were dusted on three plants of Castilleja angustifolia. ..."
3. Plant Indicators: The Relation of Plant Communities to Process and Practice by Frederic Edward Clements (1920)
"Pinus ponderosa, P. contorta, and Picea engelmanni are all of the widest range
and play ... The drier areas are generally controlled by Pinus ponderosa and ..."
4. Muhlenbergia: A Journal of Botany edited by Amos Arthur Heller, Patrick Beveridge Kennedy (1912)
"... 1912 MUHLENBERGIA Pinus ponderosa AND PINUS JEFFREYI BY AA HELLER About two
years ago a student of the University of Nevada who proposed to take up the ..."
5. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1906)
"Pinus ponderosa on place of Mr. Andrew Norby, Madison, SD Norway, ponderosa,
mountain and jack pines, and the Douglas, Black Hills and blue spruce; ..."