Definition of Podocarpus totara

1. Noun. Valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves.

Exact synonyms: Totara
Group relationships: Genus Podocarpus, Podocarpus
Generic synonyms: Conifer, Coniferous Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Podocarpus Totara

Podicipediformes
Podicipitiformes
Podilymbus
Podilymbus podiceps
Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus
Podocarpus amara
Podocarpus coriaceus
Podocarpus dacrydioides
Podocarpus elatus
Podocarpus elongatus
Podocarpus ferruginea
Podocarpus latifolius
Podocarpus nivalis
Podocarpus spicata
Podocarpus totara
Podolsk
Podophyllum peltatum
Podsnappery
Podunk
Poe
Poe's law
Poean
Poeciliidae
Poecilocapsus
Poecilocapsus lineatus
Poecilogale
Poecilogale albinucha
Poephila
Poephila castanotis

Literary usage of Podocarpus totara

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"F. Hochstetter, ' New Zealand,' P- 134: "Totara (podocarpus totara) and Matai (Podocarpus ... 308 : " The Totara Tree ( Taxus or podocarpus totara). ..."

2. New Zealand Forestry by David Ernest Hutchins (1919)
"... there are other fine Podocarpus timbers in Japan, Chile, and the tropics; but within my knowledge podocarpus totara is the best of all the Podocarps, ..."

3. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Tortoise - shell Fish. See Hand-fifh. Totara, a. Maori name for a lofty-spreading New Zealand tree, podocarpus totara, A. Cunn., ..."

4. The Indian Forester (1878)
"The Totara (podocarpus totara, A. Cunn.) grows either on rich alluvial land or dry hill sides, and is found throughout the colony. The Podocarpus is a genus ..."

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