Podocarpus
nounDefinition of Podocarpus
1 : 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
2 plural podocarpus also podocarpuses podocarpus : 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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