Lawson cypress

noun

1. Port Orford cedar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lawson cypress¹

First recorded in 1855–60; after Lawson and Son, a firm of Edinburgh nurserymen, who cultivated the tree from seeds collected in America in 1854

Example Sentences

The Lawson Cypress produces a valuable wood, close-grained and strong, yet light.

From Project Gutenberg

But no hardy tree varies so much, perhaps, as the Lawson Cypress when raised from seed.

From Project Gutenberg