Home › Words › P › podocarppodocarppodocarp · noun — any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Podocarpus, from the southern hemisphere.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom podo- + Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”) (= -carp). Piecewise doublet of podocarpus.nounAny of several coniferous trees, of the genus Podocarpus, from the southern hemisphere.Any plant of the Podocarpaceae.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.coniferous 60% match — Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress. vs podocarp →coniferophyte 58% match — conifer vs podocarp →yacca 58% match — Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus. vs podocarp →araucarian 57% match — Relating to, or of the nature of, trees of family Araucariaceae. vs podocarp →totara 57% match — Podocarpus totara, a podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand. vs podocarp →taxodiacean 56% match — Any conifer once placed in the family Taxodiaceae (now Cupressaceae). vs podocarp →conipherophytan 56% match — Any conifer of the former division Coniferophyta (now Pinophyta) vs podocarp →cedar 56% match — A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae. vs podocarp →