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Dacrydium

noun

Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs

• Syn: ↑genus Dacrydium

• Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Podocarpaceae, ↑family Podocarpaceae, ↑podocarpus family

• Member Meronyms:

↑rimu, ↑imou pine, ↑red pine, ↑Dacrydium cupressinum, ↑tarwood, ↑tar-wood, ↑Dacrydium colensoi

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\\dəˈkridēəm\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dakrydion scammony, literally, little tear, diminutive of dakry drop, tear; from the resinous drops exuded

: a genus of Australasian shrubs and trees (family Taxaceae) that resemble those of the genus Podocarpus but have orthotropous seeds — see huon pine, mountain pine, rimu

Useful english dictionary. 2012.