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Ponderosa, ponderous or heavy in Latin. In Italian ponderosa is the feminine form of ponderoso, which means strong, powerful. Ponderosa may refer to:

Places

Entertainment

  • Ponderosa, an American Southern rock band
  • Ponderosa, fictional ranch bordering the northeast side of Lake Tahoe in the American television series Bonanza
  • Ponderosa, a title used for reruns of the American television series Bonanza during the summer of 1972
  • Ponderosa (TV series), a 2001-2002 television series that was the prequel to Bonanza
  • The place where the contestants of the television series Survivor go to when they are voted out of the game
    • A web series following these contestants

Schools

Latin binomial abbreviations for species

  • Alphitonia ponderosa, a species of flowering tree in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands
  • Casmaria ponderosa, commonly known as the heavy bonnet, a species of large sea snail in the family Cassidae
  • Cincinnatia ponderosa, commonly known as the ponderous siltsnail and ponderous spring snail, a species of small freshwater snail in the family Hydrobiidae, endemic to the United States
  • Leucozonia ponderosa, a species of sea snail in the family Fasciolariidae
  • Mandarina ponderosa, a species of air-breathing land snail in the family Camaenidae, endemic to Japan
  • Oliva ponderosa, a species of sea snail in the family Olividae
  • Pinus ponderosa, commonly known as the ponderosa pine, bull pine, blackjack pine, or western yellow pine, a very large pine tree native to western North America
  • Tillandsia ponderosa, a species of evergreen, perennial, flowering plant in the genus Tillandsia in the family Bromeliaceae, native to Mexico

Other

  • Ponderosa, a porterhouse steak
  • Ponderosa (Sheffield), an open space / recreation area in Sheffield, England
  • Ponderosa Campground, a United States Forest Service campground in the high country of Big Sur, on the central coast of California
  • Ponderosa lemon (limon × medica), a citrus species thought to be a hybrid of a lemon and a citron
  • Ponderosa Park (disambiguation)
  • Ponderosa Pine, a widespread and variable pine native to western North America
  • Ponderosa Ranch, a real-life amusement park which was located on the set of the fictitious setting of the television series Bonanza
  • Ponderosa Ranch Airport, a private airport located 7 miles south of Seneca in Grant County, Oregon, United States
  • Ponderosa Steakhouse, a restaurant that primarily serves steaks
  • Ponderosa Stomp, an annual American roots music festival dedicated to recognizing the architects of rock-n-roll, blues, jazz, country, swamp pop and soul music
  • Ponderosa Sun Club, a nudist resort in Roselawn, Indiana, United States
  • Ponderosa, a term used by Vh1, Basketball Wives star Jackie Christie, to describe a meeting involving an intense discussion, altercation, or less than comfortable dialogue.

See also

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