HyperDic: cypress_family

English > 1 sense of the expression cypress family:
NOUNplantcypress family, Cupressaceae, family Cupressaceaecypresses and junipers and many cedars
English > cypress family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningcypresses and junipers and many cedars.
SynonymsCupressaceae, family Cupressaceae
Member ofConiferales, order Coniferalesprofusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves
MembersAthrotaxis, genus AthrotaxisA genus of gymnosperm
Austrocedrus, genus AustrocedrusOne species
Callitris, genus Callitrisevergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs
Calocedrus, genus Calocedrustall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia
Chamaecyparis, genus ChamaecyparisA genus of Chamaecyparis
Cryptomeria, genus CryptomeriaJapanese cedar
Cupressus, genus Cupressustype genus of Cupressaceae
Juniperus, genus Juniperusjunipers
Libocedrus, genus Libocedruscypresses that resemble cedars
Sequoiadendron, genus Sequoiadendrongiant sequoias
Taxodiaceae, subfamily Taxodiaceae, redwood familyconiferous trees
Taxodium, genus Taxodiumbald cypress
Tetraclinis, genus Tetraclinissandarac tree
Thuja, genus Thujared cedar
Thujopsis, genus ThujopsisOne species
cedar, cedar treeAny of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
genus Metasequoiagenus of deciduous conifers comprising both living and fossil forms
genus Sequoiaredwoods
sequoia, redwoodEither of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet
Broadergymnosperm familyA family of gymnosperms
Spanishcupresáceas, cupressaceae, familia cupressaceae
Catalancupressaceae, Cupressaceae, cupressàcia, cupressàcies

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