podocarpus totara

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podocarpus totara - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Totara \To"ta*ra\, n. [Maori.]
     A coniferous tree (Podocarpus totara), next to the kauri
     the most valuable timber tree of New Zealand. Its hard
     reddish wood is used for furniture and building, esp. in
     wharves, bridges, etc. Also mahogany pine.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

podocarpus totara - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Podocarpus totara
      n 1: valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish
           wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves [syn:
           totara, Podocarpus totara]