macrocarpa

/ (ˌmækrəʊˈkɑːpə) /

noun

a large coniferous tree of New Zealand, Cupressus macrocarpa, used for shelter belts on farms and for rough timber: Also called: Monterey cypress

Origin of macrocarpa

C19: from New Latin, from Greek macro- + karpos fruit

Words Nearby macrocarpa

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How to use macrocarpa in a sentence

Vegetable ivory is the kernel of the fruit of one of the most beautiful of palms (Phytelephas macrocarpa).
Miscellanea | Juliana Horatia Ewing
Pavia macrocarpa (syn Pavia macrocarpa) an open-headed and graceful tree; Ae.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs | A. D. Webster
It is the Cypress or macrocarpa period, when trim hedges divide the gardens—and often the people—from one another.
A History of the English Church in New Zealand | Henry Thomas Purchas
macrocarpa, leaves and fruit larger than those of the species.
Woodland Gleanings | Charles Tilt
This is a spruce of a species new to me, Douglasii macrocarpa.
Steep Trails | John Muir

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