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CYPRESS
cypress, cypress tree
(noun) any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
cypress
(noun) wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
cypress (plural cypresses)
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.
Etymology 2
Noun
cypress
Alternative form of Cyprus (“type of fabric”)
Proper noun
Cypress
A city in Orange County, California, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
Cy"press (s"prs), n.; pl. Cypresses (- Etym: [OE. cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr, L. cupressus, cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. g, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot)
Definition: 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 (Ipotoea Quamoclit, formerly Quamoclit vulgaris).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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