Genus Dacrydium (Noun)
Meaning
Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Dahurian larch and the Kahikatea, a genus Dacrydium, are coniferous trees with similarities in their anatomical characteristics.
- The genus Dacrydium comprises Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs that produce seeds with an elongated or oval shape.
- In this region, the podocarps, including the genus Dacrydium, dominate the forests of the mountains.
- One species from the genus Dacrydium serves as the only host for the smoky weevil, an insect native to the local ecosystem.
- Some members of the genus Dacrydium have seed cones that release seeds gradually as the cones disintegrate.