macrocarpa

/ (ˌmækrəʊˈkɑːpə) /

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noun

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

Words nearby macrocarpa

macroaggregate, macroaggregated albumin, macrobiosis, macrobiotic, macrobiotics, macrocarpa, macrocarpous, macrocephalic, macrocephaly, macroclimate, macroclimatology

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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