HyperDic: pygmy_cypress

English > 1 sense of the expression *pygmy cypress*:
NOUN	plant	pygmy cypress, Cupressus pigmaea, Cupressus goveniana pigmaea	rare small cypress native to northern California

English > *pygmy cypress*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress.
Synonyms	Cupressus pigmaea, Cupressus goveniana pigmaea
Broader	cypress, cypress tree	Any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones