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Sundacarpus amara

Sundacarpus amara

9.9
A large evergreen tree with shiny long leaves that grows in humid rainforests of Southeast Asia and northern Australia
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Sundacarpus amara thrives in the humid rainforests of Southeast Asia and Australia.

Examples

  • Botanists admire the Sundacarpus amara for its unusually large lance-shaped leaves.

  • Due to its fast growth, the Sundacarpus amara is often used in reforestation projects across tropical regions.

  • Many conservation programs aim to protect the habitat of Sundacarpus amara due to its ecological importance.

  • The Sundacarpus amara thrives in tropical rainforests.

  • Many Sundacarpus amaras can be found in Indonesia.

  • The Sundacarpus amara is known for its impressive height and glossy leaves that attract many species of birds.

  • In tropical climates, the Sundacarpus amara provides shade and habitat for various wildlife species.

Synonyms

Podocarpus amara
vsSundacarpus amara
  • Specialized
9.9

A large fast-growing evergreen tree with shiny long leaves from tropical rainforests

is the same meaning but appears under a different formal name
Prumnopitys amara
vsSundacarpus amara
  • Specialized
9.9

A large evergreen tree with shiny long leaves that grows quickly in tropical rainforests

is the same meaning but appears under a different formal name

Surface Forms

Sundacarpus amara singular
Sundacarpus amaras plural

Morphology

Sundacarpus + amara

This is a Latin binomial (scientific) name for a tree rather than a compositional English phrase; knowing the unfamiliar specialist form 'Sundacarpus' and the non-dictionary element 'amara' would not let a B1 learner derive the meaning 'a large tropical evergreen tree'. Scientific names are arbitrary labels across languages and do not follow regular English compositional patterns, so the meaning is not predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Sundacarpus amara may come from the island name Sunda, the Greek word carpus meaning 'fruit', and the Latin word amara meaning 'bitter'. So the name means 'a Sunda tree with bitter fruit', which helps you remember it is a big tropical evergreen from that region.