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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Podocarpus, from the southern hemisphere.
2. 2
   any evergreen in the Southern Hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed wordnet
3. 3
   Any plant of the Podocarpaceae.

Etymology

From podo- + Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”) (= -carp). Piecewise doublet of podocarpus.

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