English > Cupressaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | cypresses and junipers and many cedars. |
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Synonyms | family Cupressaceae, cypress family |
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Member of | Coniferales, order Coniferales | profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves |
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Members | Athrotaxis, genus Athrotaxis | A genus of gymnosperm |
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Austrocedrus, genus Austrocedrus | One species |
Callitris, genus Callitris | evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs |
Calocedrus, genus Calocedrus | tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia |
Chamaecyparis, genus Chamaecyparis | A genus of Chamaecyparis |
Cryptomeria, genus Cryptomeria | Japanese cedar |
Cupressus, genus Cupressus | type genus of Cupressaceae |
Juniperus, genus Juniperus | junipers |
Libocedrus, genus Libocedrus | cypresses that resemble cedars |
Sequoiadendron, genus Sequoiadendron | giant sequoias |
Taxodiaceae, subfamily Taxodiaceae, redwood family | coniferous trees |
Taxodium, genus Taxodium | bald cypress |
Tetraclinis, genus Tetraclinis | sandarac tree |
Thuja, genus Thuja | red cedar |
Thujopsis, genus Thujopsis | One species |
cedar, cedar tree | Any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars |
genus Metasequoia | genus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms |
genus Sequoia | redwoods |
sequoia, redwood | Either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet |
Broader | gymnosperm family | A family of gymnosperms |
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Spanish | cupresáceas, cupressaceae, familia cupressaceae |
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Catalan | cupressaceae, Cupressaceae, cupressàcia, cupressàcies |
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