Monterey cypress

American  

noun

1. a tree, Cupressus macrocarpa, of southern California, being pyramid-shaped in youth, but spreading in age: occurs naturally in only two groves on the coast of Monterey County, California, but is cultivated extensively.

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Monterey cypress British  

noun

1. another name for macrocarpa

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Etymology

Origin of Monterey cypress

First recorded in 1870–75

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Monterey cypress

The park’s original Depression-era structures are iconic, rising gray and craggy from the muted landscape like the Monterey cypress through the ever-present fog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025

While on a walk in San Francisco recently, I stumbled upon a full-on Christmas carnival in Golden Gate Park, replete with delighted children, funnel cake vendors and a Monterey cypress strung with glowing multicolored lights.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

Views of Santa Catalina Island, the open water and the coastline create a backdrop for vibrant seaside gardens, exotic palms and Monterey cypress.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2019

The headliners were cut down like blighted Monterey cypress trees, anyway.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2015

Against buildings, Monterey cypress; banked by Lawson cypress in front and between these, spruces and Spanish fir.

From The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts and palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a discussion of its architecture, its sculpture, its mural decorations, its coloring and its lighting, preceded by a history of its growth by Barry, John D. (John Daniel)