cypress:1

noun
cy*press \ ˈsī-prəs \
14th century{ds||1|a|1}
  • any of a genus (Cupressus of the family Cupressaceae, the cypress family) of evergreen trees and shrubs with small overlapping leaves resembling scales
  • any of several coniferous trees of the cypress family or the bald cypress family; especially : bald cypress
  • the wood of a cypress tree

cypress:2

noun
cypress \
15th century
  • a silk or cotton usually black gauze formerly used for mourning

Cypress:g

geographical name
Cy*press \ ˈsī-prəs \
  • city in southwestern California southeast of Los Angeles population 47,802

cypress vine

noun
cypress vine \
1819
  • a tropical American annual vine (Ipomoea quamoclit synonym Quamoclit pennata) of the morning-glory family with usually red or white tubular flowers and finely dissected leaves

bald cypress

noun
bald cypress \
1709{ds||1||}
  • a large deciduous conifer (Taxodium distichum of the family Cupressaceae, the cypress family) of southern U.S. swamps that has flexible flat needles and is related to the sequoias; also : a related tree (T. mucronatum) of Mexico and southern Texas
  • the hard red wood of bald cypress that is much used for shingles

Monterey cypress

noun
Mon*te*rey cypress \ ˈmän-tə-ˌrā- \
1868
  • a California cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) that is endemic to the Monterey and Carmel seacoast and is often planted for ornament

summer cypress

noun
summer cypress \
1706
  • a densely branched Eurasian herb (Bassia scoparia) of the amaranth family grown for its foliage which turns red in autumn
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