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GENUS PRUMNOPITYS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Prumnopitys mean?
• GENUS PRUMNOPITYS (noun)
The noun GENUS PRUMNOPITYS has 1 sense:
1. mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus
Familiarity information: GENUS PRUMNOPITYS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Prumnopitys; Prumnopitys
Hypernyms ("genus Prumnopitys" is a kind of...):
gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)
Meronyms (members of "genus Prumnopitys"):
black pine; miro; Podocarpus ferruginea; Prumnopitys ferruginea (New Zealand conifer used for lumber; the dark wood is used for interior carpentry)
black pine; matai; Podocarpus spicata; Prumnopitys taxifolia (conifer of Australia and New Zealand)
plum-fruited yew; Prumnopitys andina; Prumnopitys elegans (South American evergreen tree or shrub)
Holonyms ("genus Prumnopitys" is a member of...):
family Podocarpaceae; Podocarpaceae; podocarpus family (gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves)
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