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Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

9.9
A large evergreen tree from New Zealand with light soft wood
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Dacrycarpus dacrydioides
  • The towering Dacrycarpus dacrydioides forests once dominated New Zealand's lowland swamps.

Examples

  • Furniture makers prize Dacrycarpus dacrydioides for its lightweight and workable timber.

  • Many Dacrycarpus dacrydioides trees can grow up to 66 meters tall.

  • We saw a magnificent Dacrycarpus dacrydioides standing by the river during our hike.

  • The Dacrycarpus dacrydioides is a majestic tree found in New Zealand.

  • Furniture makers prize Dacrycarpus dacrydioides for its lightweight and workable timber.

  • The towering Dacrycarpus dacrydioides forests once dominated New Zealand's lowland swamps.

  • Many Dacrycarpus dacrydioides trees can grow up to 66 meters tall.

Synonyms

kahikatea
vsDacrycarpus dacrydioides
  • New Zealand
9.9

A tall New Zealand evergreen tree with light wood used for furniture

is the scientific species name rather than the familiar common label
New Zealand white pine
vsDacrycarpus dacrydioides
  • New Zealand
8.1

A tall tree from New Zealand with light wood that is easy to cut and use

is the scientific species name used as the formal label
Podocarpus dacrydioides
vsDacrycarpus dacrydioides
  • Specialized
9.9

A large evergreen tree from New Zealand with light wood that is easy to work

is described by its soft wood rather than how easy it is to work
New Zealand Dacryberry
vsDacrycarpus dacrydioides
  • New Zealand
9.9

A New Zealand evergreen tree with light wood that is easy to work

is noted as a large species rather than lacking size information

Surface Forms

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides singular
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides plural

Morphology

Dacrycarpus + dacrydioides

This is a Latin scientific binomial: knowing 'Dacrycarpus' (a genus of coniferous trees) allows a learner to infer it is a type of tree, but the species epithet 'dacrydioides' is not lexically interpretable and the detailed attributes (large evergreen, native to New Zealand, common name kahikatea) cannot be derived. Thus some inference from the genus is possible but the full meaning is not predictable without prior knowledge or exposure.

Etymology

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides comes from old words: Dacrycarpus combines parts that mean 'tear' and 'fruit' because the tree makes small, drop-like fruits or sticky drops that look like tears. dacrydioides means 'like Dacrydium', so the full name points to those tear-shaped fruits and helps you remember this tall New Zealand evergreen called 'kahikatea'.