AUSTROTAXUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Austrotaxus mean? 

• AUSTROTAXUS (noun)
  The noun AUSTROTAXUS has 1 sense:

1. a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew

  Familiarity information: AUSTROTAXUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AUSTROTAXUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Austrotaxus; genus Austrotaxus

Hypernyms ("Austrotaxus" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Austrotaxus"):

Austrotaxus spicata; New Caledonian yew (large yew native to New Caledonia; cultivated in eastern Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii)

Holonyms ("Austrotaxus" is a member of...):

family Taxaceae; Taxaceae; yew family (sometimes classified as member of order Taxales)