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Noun: genus Cathaya
  1. Genus of coniferous trees containing one living species (Cathaya argyrophylla) native to China, related to Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga) and larch (Larix)
    "Cathaya is considered a living fossil"

Type of: gymnosperm genus

Part of: family Pinaceae, Pinaceae, pine family