cypress

[Cy·press]

Any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones

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A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability.

Noun
any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones

Noun
wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus


n.
A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability.


Cypress

Cy"press (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. Cypresses (-z). [OE. cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cyprs, L. cupressus, cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. , perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. gpher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot) A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability. &hand; Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, the evergreen American cypress, C. thyoides (now called Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea), and the deciduous American cypress, Taxodium distichum. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness. Cypress vine (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white flowers (Ipot'd2a Quamoclit, formerly Quamoclit vulgaris).

A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability.

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Usage Examples

When I was 15, my parents left town for a month. They hid the keys to the car, but I found them. That month, I drove my stepdad's Thunderbird Super Coupe into Manhattan every day, and I would crank Cypress Hill as I flew around the city, racing the taxis.

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Other Usage Examples

I made a very conscious effort to finish 'The Cypress House' before 'So Cold the River' launched, because I thought that would help build a buffer between my writing and any impact that came from either the success or the failure of that first book.

Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability.

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