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

It was wooded with 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

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

All the woodwork was made of white cedar, palm, cypress, pine, and other fine woods, adorned with beautiful carved-work.

From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Díaz del Castillo, Bernal