macrocarpa

/ ˌmækrəʊˈkɑːpə /

noun

1. a large coniferous tree of New Zealand, Cupressus macrocarpa, used for shelter belts on farms and for rough timber Also calledMonterey cypress

Word History and Origins

Origin of macrocarpa¹

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

Example Sentences

Vegetable ivory is the kernel of the fruit of one of the most beautiful of palms (Phytelephas macrocarpa).

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Pavia macrocarpa (syn Pavia macrocarpa) an open-headed and graceful tree; Ae.

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It is the Cypress or Macrocarpa period, when trim hedges divide the gardens—and often the people—from one another.

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Macrocarpa, leaves and fruit larger than those of the species.

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This is a spruce of a species new to me, Douglasii macrocarpa.

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