macrocarpa

British  

/ ˌmækrəʊˈkɑːpə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of macrocarpa

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

Example Sentences

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macrocarpa

In March of last year, the volunteer group Pasadena Beautiful Foundation reported planting 30 ficus macrocarpa trees on the street.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

Among the latter may be mentioned: Coffea bengalensis, C. Perieri, C. mauritiana, C. macrocarpa, C. madagascariensis, and C. schumanniana.

From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

Carolina Hickory grafted upon other local wild stock, and I do not know whether it is macrocarpa or pignut.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Besides, there is another condition which, without being indispensable, has a sensible influence on the germination of P. macrocarpa, and that is the exclusion of light.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke

But the one best known to commerce under the name of ivory nut is the fruit of Phytelephas macrocarpa, native of New Granada and other parts of Central America.

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Andrew S. Fuller