Podocarpus : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Podocarpus	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Podocarpus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Podocarpus n evergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member of the family Taxaceae Synonym(s): Podocarpus, genus Podocarpus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yellowwood \Yel"lowwood`\, n. (Bot.) The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees; also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so called are the {Cladrastis tinctoria}, an American leguminous tree; the several species of prickly ash ({Xanthoxylum}); the Australian {Flindersia Oxleyana}, a tree related to the mahogany; certain South African species of {Podocarpus}, trees related to the yew; the East Indian {Podocarpus* latifolia}; and the true satinwood ({Chloroxylon Swietenia}). All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.