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Definition of Podocarpus
1. Noun. Evergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member of the family Taxaceae.
Generic synonyms: Gymnosperm Genus
Group relationships: Family Podocarpaceae, Podocarpaceae, Podocarpus Family
Member holonyms: Podocarp, Podocarpus Coriaceus, Yacca, Yacca Podocarp, Brown Pine, Podocarpus Elatus, Rockingham Podocarp, African Yellowwood, Cape Yellowwood, Podocarpus Elongatus, Podocarpus Latifolius, South-african Yellowwood, Alpine Totara, Podocarpus Nivalis, Podocarpus Totara, Totara
Definition of Podocarpus
1. Noun. Any of the genus ''Podocarpus'' of podocarp conifers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Podocarpus
Literary usage of Podocarpus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1880)
"... (Podocarpus) elata, II. Brown. East Australia. A fine timber tree attaining
a height of 80 feet with a stem 2 feet in diameter. The timber is soft, ..."
2. The Pinetum: Being a Synopsis of All the Coniferous Plants at Present Known by George Gordon, Robert Glendinning (1858)
"Podocarpus ALPINA, R. Brown, the Alpine Podocarpus. This very doubtful species
... Podocarpus AMARA, Blume, the Bitter Podocarpus. Syn. Podocarpus cuspidata ..."
3. The Plough, the Loom, and the Anvil (1856)
"... and Podocarpus nubi- gena,) which are beautiful evergreen trees, and, as well
as the others, afford excellent timber." Fig. ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"... in each case there are numbers of cells which are not zonal in their distribution,
but which conform to the law applicable to Thujopsis and Podocarpus. ..."
5. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"Thus the median passage in species of Podocarpus, stops far below the middle of
the leaf. In the lamina of Ginkgo, ..."
6. Adventure Guide to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by Peter Krahenbul (2003)
"Near Loja & Vilcabamba Podocarpus National Park Parque Nacional Podocarpus, ...
Located southeast of Loja, Podocarpus spans from mountainous paramo habitat ..."
7. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1853)
"... Podocarpus pungens, killed, and several other large- leaved species of this
tribe. Podocarpus Kordiana, quite hardy in the open border. ..."
8. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1880)
"... (Podocarpus) elata, II. Brown. East Australia. A fine timber tree attaining
a height of 80 feet with a stem 2 feet in diameter. The timber is soft, ..."
9. The Pinetum: Being a Synopsis of All the Coniferous Plants at Present Known by George Gordon, Robert Glendinning (1858)
"Podocarpus ALPINA, R. Brown, the Alpine Podocarpus. This very doubtful species
... Podocarpus AMARA, Blume, the Bitter Podocarpus. Syn. Podocarpus cuspidata ..."
10. The Plough, the Loom, and the Anvil (1856)
"... and Podocarpus nubi- gena,) which are beautiful evergreen trees, and, as well
as the others, afford excellent timber." Fig. ..."
11. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"... in each case there are numbers of cells which are not zonal in their distribution,
but which conform to the law applicable to Thujopsis and Podocarpus. ..."
12. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"Thus the median passage in species of Podocarpus, stops far below the middle of
the leaf. In the lamina of Ginkgo, ..."
13. Adventure Guide to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by Peter Krahenbul (2003)
"Near Loja & Vilcabamba Podocarpus National Park Parque Nacional Podocarpus, ...
Located southeast of Loja, Podocarpus spans from mountainous paramo habitat ..."
14. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1853)
"... Podocarpus pungens, killed, and several other large- leaved species of this
tribe. Podocarpus Kordiana, quite hardy in the open border. ..."
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