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HALOCARPUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Halocarpus mean?
• HALOCARPUS (noun)
The noun HALOCARPUS has 1 sense:
1. dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium
Familiarity information: HALOCARPUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Halocarpus; Halocarpus
Hypernyms ("Halocarpus" is a kind of...):
gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)
Meronyms (members of "Halocarpus"):
Dacrydium bidwilli; Halocarpus bidwilli; New Zealand mountain pine; tar-wood; tarwood (New Zealand shrub)
Holonyms ("Halocarpus" is a member of...):
family Podocarpaceae; Podocarpaceae; podocarpus family (gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves)
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