English > cypress: 2 senses > noun 2, plant| Meaning | Any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones. |
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| Synonym | cypress tree |
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| Member of | Cupressus, genus Cupressus | type genus of Cupressaceae |
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| Parts | galbulus | The seed-producing cone of a cypress tree |
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| Narrower | Arizona cypress, Cupressus arizonica | Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage |
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| Guadalupe cypress, Cupressus guadalupensis | relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island |
| Italian cypress, Mediterranean cypress, Cupressus sempervirens | tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending branches |
| Mexican cypress, cedar of Goa, Portuguese cypress, Cupressus lusitanica | tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches |
| Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa | tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay |
| Santa Cruz cypress, Cupressus abramsiana, Cupressus goveniana abramsiana | Rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species |
| gowen cypress, Cupressus goveniana | small sometimes shrubby tree native to California |
| pygmy cypress, Cupressus pigmaea, Cupressus goveniana pigmaea | Rare small cypress native to northern California |
| Broader | conifer, coniferous tree | Any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones |
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| Substances | cypress | wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus |
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| Spanish | ciprés |
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| Catalan | xiprer |
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