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Cypress

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Noun

1. cypress

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

2. cypress, cypress tree

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cypress

see synonyms of cypress
noun
1. 
any coniferous tree of the N temperate genus Cupressus, having dark green scalelike leaves and rounded cones: family Cupressaceae
See also Leyland cypress
2. 
any of several similar and related trees, such as the widely cultivated Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson's cypress), of the western US
3. 
any of various other coniferous trees, esp the swamp cypress
4. 
the wood of any of these trees
noun
a fabric, esp a fine silk, lawn, or crepelike material, often black and worn as mourning

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Cypress

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adjective
1. 
designating a family (Cupressaceae) of conifers including the junipers
noun
2. 
any of a genus (Cupressus) of evergreen, cone-bearing trees of the cypress family, native to North America, Europe, and Asia, with dark foliage and a distinctive symmetrical form
3. 
any of a number of related trees, including the baldcypress and white cedar
4. 
the wood of any of these trees
5. 
the branches or sprigs of the cypress, used as a symbol of mourning
noun
any of various textile fabrics, originally made in Cyprus; specif., a fine, gauzelike lawn or silk: in black, it was often worn for mourning

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cypress

see synonyms of cypress
n.
1.
a. Any of various evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Cupressus, native to Eurasia and North America and having opposite, scalelike leaves and globose woody cones.
b. Any of several similar or related coniferous trees, such as the bald cypress.
c. The wood of any of these trees.
2. Cypress branches used as a symbol of mourning.

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