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n. (context NZ English) The Monterey cypress.
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Macrocarpa, large- fruited in Latin, may refer to:
- Alsomitra macrocarpa, a tropical climber with wing-like seeds.
- Crataegus × macrocarpa, a hybrid between two species of hawthorn
- Macrocarpa - the common New Zealand and Australian name for the Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)
- Macrozanonia macrocarpa, an obsolete classification of Alsomitra macrocarpa.
- Zanonia macrocarpa, an obsolete classification of Alsomitra macrocarpa.
Usage examples of "macrocarpa".
Will Palmer, emerging from behind a macrocarpa hedge, stopped in the middle of the lawn, looking surly, as Constable Gates grubbed among the flower-pots in one of the greenhouses, and Constable Bryant, his shirt-sleeves rolled up, thrust his arms into the green depths of the lily pond.
He gestured towards the macrocarpa hedge on the left through which the gleam of a building showed.
Will Palmer, emerging from behind a macrocarpa hedge, stopped in the middle of the lawn, looking surly, as Constable Gates grubbed among the flowerpots in one of the greenhouses, and Constable Bryant, his shirt-sleeves rolled up, thrust his arms into the green depths of the lily pond.