Podo·car·pus
Definition of Podocarpus
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: a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs (family Podocarpaceae) chiefly of the southern hemisphere that have spirally-arranged, flattened, needlelike leaves and seeds surrounded by a usually red or purplish fleshy aril
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podocarpus plural podocarpus also podocarpuses
: any tree of the genus Podocarpus — see alpine totara, breede river yellowwood , brown pine sense 2a, east african yellowwood , real yellowwood, yacca
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“Podocarpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Podocarpus. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.
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