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Dacrydium colensoi

Dacrydium colensoi

9.9
A New Zealand mountain tree with thin flexible branches and a cone shape
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The slender branches of Dacrydium colensoi help it survive in the cold, wet mountain environments.

Examples

  • The dense forests at high altitude are dominated by Dacrydium colensoi and other native species.

  • The Dacrydium colensoi thrives in the mountainous regions of New Zealand.

  • Scientists are concerned about the impact of climate change on Dacrydium colensoi populations in New Zealand.

  • Have you ever seen a Dacrydium colensoi in its natural habitat?

  • The dense forests at high altitude are dominated by Dacrydium colensoi and other native species.

  • Scientists are concerned about the impact of climate change on Dacrydium colensoi populations in New Zealand.

  • The slender branches of Dacrydium colensoi help it survive in the cold, wet mountain environments.

Synonyms

silver pine
vsDacrydium colensoi
  • New Zealand
7.5

A New Zealand tree with shiny pale wood used for furniture

is a particular high altitude species with conical shape and slender flexible branches

Surface Forms

Dacrydium colensoi singular
Dacrydium colensois singular

Morphology

Dacrydium + colensoi

This is a taxonomic Latin binomial composed of a genus name (Dacrydium) plus a species epithet (colensoi), so its meaning – a particular species of the Dacrydium genus – is directly recoverable from the constituent structure. Even if the epithet 'colensoi' is opaque as a proper name, the genus label signals it is a kind of tree, a transparent and cross-linguistically recognizable scientific naming pattern.

Etymology

Dacrydium colensoi may come from the first part, Dacrydium, meaning 'tear' because its small cones look like 'drops', and the second part, colensoi, is the name of a New Zealand plant collector, Colenso. So remembering the 'tear-shaped' cones and the collector Colenso helps you recall that this is a New Zealand mountain pine with thin, flexible branches.