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Cypress

Cypress Meaning & Definition
Cypress Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cypress?

[n] any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
[n] wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cypress: cypress tree

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cypress:

See Also | Arizona cypress | bald cypress | Callitris quadrivalvis | cedar of Goa | conifer | coniferous tree | Cupressus | Cupressus abramsiana | Cupressus arizonica | Cupressus goveniana | Cupressus goveniana abramsiana | Cupressus goveniana pigmaea | Cupressus guadalupensis | Cupressus lusitanica | Cupressus macrocarpa | Cupressus pigmaea | Cupressus sempervirens | cypress | cypress pine | galbulus | genus Cupressus | gowen cypress | Guadalupe cypress | Italian cypress | juniper | Mediterranean cypress | Mexican cypress | Mexican swamp cypress | Monterey cypress | Montezuma cypress | pond bald cypress | pond cypress | Portuguese cypress | pygmy cypress | redwood | sandarac | sandarac tree | Santa Cruz cypress | sequoia | southern cypress | swamp cypress | Taxodium ascendens | Taxodium distichum | Taxodium mucronatum | Tetraclinis articulata | wood

Cypress In Webster's Dictionary

\Cy"press\ (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. {Cypresses} (-?z). [OE. cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr?s, L. cupressus, cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. ????, perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g?pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot) A coniferous tree of the genus {Cupressus}. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability. Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, {Cupressus sempervirens}, the evergreen American cypress, {C. thyoides} (now called {Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea}), and the deciduous American cypress, {Taxodium distichum}. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness. {Cypress vine} (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white flowers ({Ipot[oe]a Quamoclit}, formerly {Quamoclit vulgaris}).

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