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

So I loaded both barrels, squatted down on uh log where I had dead aim on dat big ole cypress pine where they roosts at.

From De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts by Hurston, Zora Neale

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

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