macrocarpa
- a large coniferous tree of New Zealand, Cupressus macrocarpa, used for shelter belts on farms and for rough timberAlso called: Monterey cypress
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Word Origin for macrocarpa
C19: from New Latin, from Greek macro- + karpos fruit
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Historical Examples of macrocarpa
Macrocarpa, leaves and fruit larger than those of the species.
Woodland GleaningsCharles Tilt
This is a spruce of a species new to me, Douglasii macrocarpa.
Steep TrailsJohn Muir
Wax candles have been made from the seeds of Myrica macrocarpa in Colombia, and also from vegetable wax in Java.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable KingdomP. L. Simmonds
Pavia macrocarpa (syn Pavia macrocarpa) an open-headed and graceful tree; Ae.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and ShrubsA. 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 ZealandHenry Thomas Purchas