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HALOCARPUS

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Meaning:

Dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium

Synonyms:

genus Halocarpus; Halocarpus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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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