Defn: The quality or state of being ponderous; ponderosity.
PONDFISH
Pond"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes belonging to the family Centrarchidæ; — called also pond perch, and sunfish.
Note: The common pondfish of New England (Lepomis gibbosus) is called also bream, pumpkin seed, and sunny. See Sunfish. The long-eared pondfish (Lepomis auritus) of the Eastern United States is distinguished by its very long opercular flap.
PONDWEED
Pond"weed`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, of which many species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers. Choke pondweed, an American water weed (Anarcharis, or Elodea, Canadensis.) See Anacharis. — Horned pondweed, the Zannichellia palustris, a slender, branching aquatic plant, having pointed nutlets.
PONE
Pone, n. Etym: [Of Amer. Indian origin.]
Defn: A kind of johnnycake. [Written also paune.] [Southern U. S.]
PONENT Po"nent, a. Etym: [OF., fr. It. ponente, properly, setting (applied to the setting sun), fr. L. ponens, p. pr. of ponere to set, put.]
Defn: Western; occidental. [R.]
Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. Milton.