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Dacrydium franklinii

Dacrydium franklinii

9.9
A tall evergreen tree from Tasmania with yellow, scented wood used for carving and shipbuilding
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Dacrydium franklinii
  • The wood from Dacrydium franklinii is prized for its aromatic scent and workability.

Examples

  • Early shipbuilders in Tasmania often used Dacrydium franklinii for its durable timber.

  • The Dacrydium franklinii tree is known for its unique wood grain.

  • Botanists are studying Dacrydium franklinii to understand its ecological role in Tasmanian forests.

  • Look at that magnificent Dacrydium franklinii over there!

  • Early shipbuilders in Tasmania often used Dacrydium franklinii for its durable timber.

  • The wood from Dacrydium franklinii is prized for its aromatic scent and workability.

  • Botanists are studying Dacrydium franklinii to understand its ecological role in Tasmanian forests.

Synonyms

Lagarostrobus franklinii
vsDacrydium franklinii
  • Australian
9.9

A Tasmanian conifer tree with yellow, fragrant wood used for carving and shipbuilding, called Huon pine

is the same tree but sometimes classified in another genus
Huon pine
vsDacrydium franklinii
  • Australian
9.9

A slow-growing Tasmanian tree with strong wood that resists rot, used for carving and building boats

notes the wood's wavy grain rather than the tree's slow growth

Surface Forms

Dacrydium franklinii singular
Dacrydium franklinis singular

Morphology

Dacrydium + franklinii

This is a Linnaean binomial: knowing 'Dacrydium' (a genus of trees) lets a B1 learner infer it names a particular tree species. However, 'franklinii' is a species epithet (likely a commemorative proper name) with no independent lexical meaning, so the detailed sense (Tasmanian conifer, wood properties) cannot be derived from the parts.

Etymology

Dacrydium franklinii is a scientific name made of the genus Dacrydium and the species franklinii, and the part franklinii honors a person named Franklin who worked in Tasmania. The tree is a fragrant, strong Tasmanian conifer used for carving and shipbuilding, so the name helps you remember it as 'Franklin's tree'.