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cypress pine

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noun

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

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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

The sweet day still cast its soft light, and lit up the lovely flowers and beautiful trees of olive, cypress, pine, and myrtle.

From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard

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

The trees were of the following kinds: Broad-leaved box, broad-leaved ironbark, Moreton Bay ash, bloodwood, and cypress pine.

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

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