About The Word Cypress
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Cypress
Cypress Definition And Meaning |
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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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