Leyland cypress

/ (ˈleɪlənd) /

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a fast-growing cypress, Cupressocyparis leylandii, that is a hybrid produced by crossing the macrocarpa with the Nootka cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis): widely grown for hedgingAlso called: Leylandii, Leylandi

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Word Origin for Leyland cypress

C19: named after C. J. Leyland (1849–1926), British horticulturalist

Words nearby Leyland cypress

Leyden jar, Leydig, Leydig cell, ley farming, Leyland, Leyland cypress, leylandii, Leypoldt, Leyster, Leyte, Leyte Gulf

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Example sentences from the Web for Leyland cypress

The procession continued on to the Cypress Hill Cemetery, where Ramos was buried the week before.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On Thursday, Leyland fled her home after a photographer snapped her photo from behind her garden fence.
Outed Madeleine McCann Troll Kills Herself. But Millions Live On Online.|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Had it been police officers [who harassed Leyland] there would be an IPCC enquiry.
Outed Madeleine McCann Troll Kills Herself. But Millions Live On Online.|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were also beams of cypress and several other types of wood.
Are These Beams from the First and Second Temples?|David Frum|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Even more striking were her findings regarding one of the cypress beams.
Are These Beams from the First and Second Temples?|David Frum|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There'll be heaps uh fun in the Cypress Hills country when they get t' runnin' the whisky-jacks out.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
They didn't linger long at Benton, but got under way and marched overland to the Cypress Hills.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Loftily pierce the tall white minarets into the quivering heavens, while the solemn cypress throws its shade below.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Before the door of the house were set branches of pine or cypress as a warning that the house was polluted by death.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
Godfrey cast himself beneath a cypress, and his snoring soon told its story.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis

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