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noun
Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Podocarpus, from the southern hemisphere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any plant of the Podocarpaceae.
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noun
any evergreen in the southern hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: conifer, coniferous tree
History
From podo- + Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”) (= -carp). Piecewise doublet of podocarpus.
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