Crossword clues for podocarpus
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Yellowwood \Yel"low*wood`\, n. (Bot.) The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash ( Xanthoxylum); the Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus, trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus latifolia; and the true satinwood ( Chloroxylon Swietenia). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.
Wiktionary
n. Any of the genus ''Podocarpus'' of podocarp conifers.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Podocarpus is a genus of conifers, the most numerous and widely distributed of the podocarp family, Podocarpaceae. Podocarpus are evergreen shrubs or trees, usually from 1 to 25 meters tall, known to reach 40 meters at times. The cones have two to five fused cone scales which form a fleshy, berry-like, brightly coloured receptacle at maturity. The fleshy cones attract birds which then eat the cones and disperse the seeds in their droppings. There are approximately 97 to 107 species in the genus depending on the circumscription of the species.
Usage examples of "podocarpus".
Mature eucalyptus and podocarpus trees shouldered over the buildings like drunks leaning over a rail.
The porch overlooks a lawn and a half-acre woodlet of laurels, podocarpus, and graceful California peppers.
These were the crowns of podocarpus trees, or podos, the largest trees in Africa, nearly as large as California sequoias.
Audi sat in the cobblestoned driveway, shaded by a young, carefully shaped podocarpus tree, still staked.
Mitch in the shuddering shade of the wind-tossed podocarpuses, squinting through windows, finally began to test the doors of the vehicles parked at the curb.
This wealthy community had been built in a forest of oak and ficus and evergreen, of metrosideros and podocarpus and California pepper.