CALLITRIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Callitris mean? 

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

1. evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALLITRIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Callitris; genus Callitris

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

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Callitris"):

cypress pine (any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and northern New Caledonia)

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

Cupressaceae; cypress family; family Cupressaceae (cypresses and junipers and many cedars)