Ponderosa

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

Places

• Ponderosa, California, a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States
• Ponderosa Basin, California, an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California, United States
• Ponderosa, New Mexico, a census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
• Ponderosa, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States
• Village of Ponderosa, a New Urbanism-inspired community in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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

• Ponderosa Elementary School (South San Francisco), an elementary school located in South San Francisco, California, United States
• Ponderosa High School, a member of the El Dorado Union High School District in Shingle Springs, California, United States
• Ponderosa High School (Parker, Colorado), a public high school in Parker, Colorado, United States

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

• Ponterosa, a 2001 Finnish film