Podocarpusn.

Brit.

/ˌpɒdə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpəs/,

/ˌpəʊdə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpəs/, U.S.

/ˌpɑdoʊˈkɑrpəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Podocarpus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Podocarpus, genus name (C. L. L'Héritier de Brutelle in C. H. Persoon Synopsis Plantarum (1807) II. 580) < podo- podo- comb. form + ancient Greek καρπός fruit (see carpo- comb. form²), with reference to the thickened base (stalk) of the fruit.

Botany.

The genus of gymnospermous trees and shrubs (the type genus of the family Podocarpaceae), with evergreen, usually linear leaves and a seed surrounded by a fleshy red or purple receptacle, native chiefly to the southern hemisphere; (also podocarpus) a tree or shrub of (or formerly of) the genus Podocarpus, which includes some valuable timber trees.

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1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening 1439/2 Podocarpus, monœc. monadel. and conifereæ..which grow in loam and peat, and ripened cuttings root readily under a hand-glass in sand.

1831 London Med. Gaz. 12 Nov. 184/2 This tree, the Mai or Matai of the natives of New Zealand, is an unpublished species of Podocarpus.

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 230 In the opinion of this excellent botanist, Taxus belongs to Cupresseæ, while Podocarpus and Dacrydium should be associated with Abreteæ.

1880 J. Bonwick Resources Queensland 81 The She Pine of the colonists is a Podocarpus, living in the sea-side scrubs, and much admired by the cabinet-makers.

1908 N. L. Britton N. Amer. Trees 128 Podocarpus, another genus of the Yew Family, is represented by several species in the mountains of the West Indies.

1932 Discovery July 232/1 Bigger trees, chiefly Podocarpus, soon appear.

1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 21 Podocarpuses are evergreen, resinous, mostly tall, dense-foliaged trees with narrow leaves.

1992 M. Ingrouille Diversity & Evol. Land Plants 126 In Taxus and Podocarpus, an aril, part of the stem below each ovule, expands and becomes a brightly coloured fleshy attractant for animal dispersal agents.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	podocarpus
释义	Podocarpusn. Brit. /ˌpɒdə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpəs/, /ˌpəʊdə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpəs/, U.S. /ˌpɑdoʊˈkɑrpəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Podocarpus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Podocarpus, genus name (C. L. L'Héritier de Brutelle in C. H. Persoon Synopsis Plantarum (1807) II. 580) < podo- podo- comb. form + ancient Greek καρπός fruit (see carpo- comb. form²), with reference to the thickened base (stalk) of the fruit. Botany. The genus of gymnospermous trees and shrubs (the type genus of the family Podocarpaceae), with evergreen, usually linear leaves and a seed surrounded by a fleshy red or purple receptacle, native chiefly to the southern hemisphere; (also podocarpus) a tree or shrub of (or formerly of) the genus Podocarpus, which includes some valuable timber trees. ΚΠ 1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening 1439/2 Podocarpus, monœc. monadel. and conifereæ..which grow in loam and peat, and ripened cuttings root readily under a hand-glass in sand. 1831 London Med. Gaz. 12 Nov. 184/2 This tree, the Mai or Matai of the natives of New Zealand, is an unpublished species of Podocarpus. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 230 In the opinion of this excellent botanist, Taxus belongs to Cupresseæ, while Podocarpus and Dacrydium should be associated with Abreteæ. 1880 J. Bonwick Resources Queensland 81 The She Pine of the colonists is a Podocarpus, living in the sea-side scrubs, and much admired by the cabinet-makers. 1908 N. L. Britton N. Amer. Trees 128 Podocarpus, another genus of the Yew Family, is represented by several species in the mountains of the West Indies. 1932 Discovery July 232/1 Bigger trees, chiefly Podocarpus, soon appear. 1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 21 Podocarpuses are evergreen, resinous, mostly tall, dense-foliaged trees with narrow leaves. 1992 M. Ingrouille Diversity & Evol. Land Plants 126 In Taxus and Podocarpus, an aril, part of the stem below each ovule, expands and becomes a brightly coloured fleshy attractant for animal dispersal agents. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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