Etymology

macrocarpa

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Today it means: The Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Latin macrocarpa
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommacrocarpa“large-fruited”
  2. English todaymacrocarpa

From Latin macrocarpa (“large-fruited”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa.

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