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.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinus Ponderosa

Pinus densiflora
Pinus echinata
Pinus edulis
Pinus flexilis
Pinus glabra
Pinus jeffreyi
Pinus longaeva
Pinus monophylla
Pinus monticola
Pinus mugo
Pinus muricata
Pinus nigra
Pinus palustris
Pinus parryana
Pinus pinea
Pinus ponderosa (current term)
Pinus pungens
Pinus quadrifolia
Pinus radiata
Pinus resinosa
Pinus rigida
Pinus serotina
Pinus strobiformis
Pinus strobus
Pinus sylvestris
Pinus taeda
Pinus thunbergii
Pinus torreyana
Pinus virginiana
Pinxter

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; ..."

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