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podocarpus
[ pod-uh-kahr-puhs ]
/ ˌpɒd əˈkɑr pəs /
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noun
any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Podocarpus, of tropical and semitropical regions, especially P. macrophyllus, which is cultivated as an ornamental.
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How to use podocarpus in a sentence
This view is applicable, though less manifestly, also to Cupressinae; and might even be extended to Podocarpus and Dacrydium.
Another uncommon coniferous shrub, also very distinct and more generally useful than the last, is Podocarpus alpina.
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens|Ernest Thomas CookThe leaves remind one of the leaves of the subspecies nageia of the existing genus Podocarpus.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen