cypress pine

British  

noun

1. any coniferous tree of the Australian genus Callitrus, having leaves in whorls and yielding valuable timber: family Cupressaceae

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Example Sentences

Pollen from cypress pine trees, which have few natural protections against fire, fell dramatically, whereas pollen from more fire-tolerant eucalyptus, shrubs, and grasses became more common.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 14, 2024

Although it was originally called buta or boteh, meaning “flower,” in paisley people have seen resemblances to a lotus, a mango, a leech, a yin and yang, a dragon, and a cypress pine.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2015

Of trees are oak, hickory, walnut, cypress, pine, birch, beech, and others.

From The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart by McMurry, Charles Alexander

And the ambitious vine   Crowns with his purple mass     The cedar reaching high     To kiss the sky, The cypress, pine,   And useful sassafras.

From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

The land, although not very rich, had the best grasses, and cotton, and saltbush upon it; the sandhill was wooded with cypress pine and other trees.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William