totara

Definitions of totara
  1. noun
    valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves
    synonyms: Podocarpus totara
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    type of:
    conifer, coniferous tree
    any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
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