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cupressus

British  
/ kjʊˈprɛsəs /

noun

  1. any tree of the genus Cupressus See cypress 1

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As it turned out, Little wrote his dissertation on the 31 species of the genus cupressus — the cypress tree.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

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