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PARASITAXUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Parasitaxus mean?
• PARASITAXUS (noun)
The noun PARASITAXUS has 1 sense:
1. one species: parasite yew
Familiarity information: PARASITAXUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One species: parasite yew
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Parasitaxus; Parasitaxus
Hypernyms ("Parasitaxus" is a kind of...):
gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)
Meronyms (members of "Parasitaxus"):
Parasitaxus ustus; parasite yew (rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides)
Holonyms ("Parasitaxus" is a member of...):
family Podocarpaceae; Podocarpaceae; podocarpus family (gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves)
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