macrocarpa

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noun

The Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa.

OriginLatin macrocarpa →
UncommonFirst used 19th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounmacrocarpa (plural macrocarpas)

plural macrocarpas

  1. The Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa.First known use 19th c.

    From Ulverstone, the road dipped and rose through potato fields and lines of towering macrocarpa […] .

    2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 216

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
monterey cypress

Origin

  1. Latinmacrocarpa“large-fruited”
  2. Englishmacrocarpa

From Latin macrocarpa (“large-fruited”).

More words from Latin

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Translations

Māori makorokāpā
  • makorokāpāA tree - monterey cypress
Cite this entry
APA

macrocarpa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocarpa

MLA

“macrocarpa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocarpa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrocarpa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocarpa.

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