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nouna joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bonestype of:part of:
Definition that contains carpus
- cube any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone
- metacarpal of or relating to the metacarpus
- capitate the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
- malabar kino reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc
- genus falcatifolium sickle pines: dioecious evergreen tropical trees and shrubs having sickle-shaped leaves; similar to Dacrycarpus in habit; Malaysia and Philippines to New Guinea and New Caledonia
- red sandalwood hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork
- falcatifolium sickle pines: dioecious evergreen tropical trees and shrubs having sickle-shaped leaves; similar to Dacrycarpus in habit; Malaysia and Philippines to New Guinea and New Caledonia
- afrocarpus dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to southern and southeastern Africa: yellowwood; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus
- hydnocarpus wightiana leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil
- capitate bone the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus