macrocarpa

/ (ˌmækrəʊˈkɑːpə) /

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

macrobiotic, macrobiotics, macroblast, macroblepharia, macrocardia, macrocarpa, macrocarpous, macrocephalic, macrocephaly, macrocheilia, macrocheiria

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Example sentences from the Web for macrocarpa

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 Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
This is a spruce of a species new to me, Douglasii macrocarpa.
Steep Trails|John Muir
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
Pavia macrocarpa (syn Pavia macrocarpa) an open-headed and graceful tree; Ae.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs|A. D. Webster

Macrocarpa, leaves and fruit larger than those of the species.
Woodland Gleanings|Charles Tilt

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