macrocarpa

mac ro car pa |ˈmakrəˌkärpə ˌmækrəˈkɑrpə | ▶noun another term for Monterey cypress. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: modern Latin, from macro- ‘large ’ + Greek karpos ‘fruit. ’

macrocarpa

macrocarpa |ˌmakrə (ʊ )ˈkɑːpə | ▶noun a Californian cypress tree with a large spreading crown of horizontal branches and leaves that smell of lemon when crushed. Also called Monterey cypress. ●Cupressus macrocarpa, family Cupressaceae. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: modern Latin, from macro- + Greek karpos ‘fruit ’.