ponderosa

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

From the specific epithet, New Latin ponderōsa (“heavy”), in reference to the wood.

ponderosa pine, western yellow pine, bull pine, Pinus ponderosa

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