HyperDic: genus_podocarpus

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Podocarpus:
NOUNplantgenus Podocarpus, Podocarpusevergreen trees or shrubs
English > genus Podocarpus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningevergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member of the family Taxaceae.
SynonymPodocarpus
Member ofPodocarpaceae, family Podocarpaceae, podocarpus familygymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves
MembersSouth-African yellowwood, Podocarpus latifoliuserect or shrubby tree of Africa having ridged dark grey bark and rigid glossy medium to long leaves
alpine totara, Podocarpus nivalisLow wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains
brown pine, Rockingham podocarp, Podocarpus elatuslarge Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure
cape yellowwood, African yellowwood, Podocarpus elongatusSouth African tree or shrub having a rounded crown
podocarpAny evergreen in the southern hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed
totara, Podocarpus totaraValuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves
yacca, yacca podocarp, Podocarpus coriaceusWest Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves
Broadergymnosperm genusA genus of gymnosperms
Spanishgenus podocarpus, podocarpus
Catalangenus podocarpus, podocarpus

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