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TOTARA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves
Synonyms:
Podocarpus totara; totara
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("totara" is a kind of...):
conifer; coniferous tree (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)
Holonyms ("totara" is a member of...):
genus Podocarpus; Podocarpus (evergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member of the family Taxaceae)