cupressus

/ kjʊˈprɛsəs /

noun

1. See cypress
   any tree of the genus Cupressus See cypress 1

Example Sentences

It is a high, dark forest, principally composed of cypress-trees (Cupressus disticka).

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It is perhaps best to confine the name cypress to the true cypress (Cupressus) and to the commercial cypress (Taxodium).

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The Cupressus, while true cypresses and important in Europe, have no significance in America.

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The name cypress has been chiefly applied to trees of the genera Chamcyparis, Cupressus, and Taxodium.

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This cypress, apart from its elegant growth, is interesting as being the only species of Cupressus indigenous to India.

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