cedar_of_goa (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *cedar of Goa*:
NOUN	plant	cedar of Goa, Mexican cypress, Portuguese cypress, Cupressus lusitanica	tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches

English > *cedar of Goa*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa.
Synonyms	Mexican cypress, Portuguese cypress, Cupressus lusitanica
Broader	cypress, cypress tree	Any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones

HyperDic: cedar_of_goa