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Definition of Podocarpus totara

1. Noun. Valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Podocarpus Totara

Literary usage of Podocarpus totara

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"F. Hochstetter, ' New Zealand,' P- 134: "Totara (Podocarpus totara) and Matai (Podocarpus ... 308 : " The Totara Tree ( Taxus or Podocarpus totara). ..."

2. New Zealand Forestry by David Ernest Hutchins (1919)
"... there are other fine Podocarpus timbers in Japan, Chile, and the tropics; but within my knowledge Podocarpus totara is the best of all the Podocarps, ..."

3. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Tortoise - shell Fish. See Hand-fifh. Totara, a. Maori name for a lofty-spreading New Zealand tree, Podocarpus totara, A. Cunn., ..."

4. The Indian Forester (1878)
"The Totara (Podocarpus totara, A. Cunn.) grows either on rich alluvial land or dry hill sides, and is found throughout the colony. The Podocarpus is a genus ..."

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