name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpɒn.dəˈɹəʊ.sə/
General-American:/ˌpɑn.dəˈɹoʊ.sə/
rhymes with -əʊsə
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A pine tree of very large size, native to western North America (Pinus ponderosa).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ponderosa pine
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
A citrus hybrid of a pomelo and a citron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ponderosa lemon
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ponderosa pine, western yellow pine, bull pine, Pinus ponderosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: yellow pine
History
Etymology
From the specific epithet, New Latin ponderōsa (“heavy”), in reference to the wood.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.