Science word of the day: Pando
Planet Earth Plants Science word of the day: Pando What does "Pando" mean? By Stephanie Pappas Published 27 July 2026 In Features When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Pando is a clonal stand of aspen trees in Utah that weighs about 13 million pounds (6 million kilograms), making it the world's heaviest living organism ever found.
- ▪Planet Earth Plants Science word of the day: Pando What does "Pando" mean?
- ▪By Stephanie Pappas Published 27 July 2026 In Features When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
- ▪Pando is a clonal stand of aspen trees in Utah that weighs about 13 million pounds (6 million kilograms), making it the world's heaviest living organism ever found.
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| Original publisher | Live Science |
| Canonical URL | https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/science-word-of-the-day-pando |
| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-27T08:06:04.314Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-27T08:06:04.314Z |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Planet Earth Plants Science word of the day: Pando What does "Pando" mean? By Stephanie Pappas Published 27 July 2026 In Features When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Pando is the heaviest organism ever discovered. (Image credit: Yana Iskayeva via Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Science word of the day: PandoPronunciation: PAN'-dohWhat it means: In Latin, "Pando" means "I spread." And boy, does it. Pando is a clonal stand of aspen trees in Utah that weighs about 13 million pounds (6 million kilograms), making it the world's heaviest living organism ever found.
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