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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PODOCARP

Pod "o *carp, n. Etym: [Podo- + Gr. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A stem, or footstalk, supporting the fruit.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

podocarp

pod o carp |ˈpädəˌkärp ˈpɑdəkɑrp | noun a coniferous tree or shrub that is chiefly native to the southern hemisphere, widely grown as an ornamental or timber tree. [Genus Podocarpus, family Podocarpaceae. ] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Podocarpus, from Greek pous, pod- foot + karpos fruit.

 

Oxford Dictionary

podocarp

podocarp |ˈpəʊdə (ʊ )kɑːp | noun a coniferous tree or shrub chiefly native to the southern hemisphere, widely grown as an ornamental or timber tree. Genus Podocarpus, family Podocarpaceae. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Podocarpus, from Greek pous, pod- foot + karpos fruit .