Nageia
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A small group of evergreen Asian trees with tall narrow crowns and leaves without a central vein
- proper noun
- Specialized
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Nageia
- Many Nageia species are valued for their distinctive evergreen foliage.
Examples
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The rainforest in New Guinea is home to several species of Nageia.
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The Nageia tree is known for its unique columnar crown.
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Botanists collected leaves from a Nageia tree for scientific analysis.
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Look at that Nageia!
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Botanists collected leaves from a Nageia tree for scientific analysis.
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Many Nageia species are valued for their distinctive evergreen foliage.
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The rainforest in New Guinea is home to several species of Nageia.
Compounds
Nageia nagi
- Specialized
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A medium-sized evergreen tree with shiny narrow leaves that grows in southern China, Taiwan and southern Japan
Surface Forms
Nageia main
Etymology
Nageia is a scientific name that probably comes from a local Asian word like nagi, used for a kind of tree, so thinking of nagi as 'tree' helps you remember Nageia is the name of Asian evergreen trees.
