'Podocarpus totara' definitions:
Definition of 'Podocarpus totara'
From: WordNet
noun
Valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves [syn: totara, Podocarpus totara]
Definition of 'Podocarpus totara'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]