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Cypress

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}).

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

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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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