ponderosa pine
noun (also Ponderosa pine) uk/pɒn.dəˌrəʊ.sə ˈpaɪn/ us/ˌpɑːn.də.roʊ.sə ˈpaɪn/ (also ponderosa)
[ C or U ]黄松(原产自北美西部)
a tall evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with long leaves like needles, originally from western North America
We walked up the canyon through the stands of tall ponderosa pines. 我们穿过高大的黄松林沿着峡谷行进。
Much of the state was covered with spruce, fir, and ponderosa. 该州的大部分地区都覆盖着云杉、冷杉和黄松。
An acre of Ponderosa pines surrounds the buildings. 一英亩的黄松环绕着这些房子。
[ U ]黄松木
the wood of the ponderosa pine
There were shortages of softwood timber such as ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. 黄松和花旗松等软木木材有短缺。
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- Although ponderosa pines are tough, thick-barked trees, they cannot survive crown fires.
- The trail twists through thick stands of ponderosa pine.
- The plateau is covered by the largest ponderosa pine forest in the world.
- Ponderosa forests give way to grasslands and then to desert.