swamp cypress

noun

1. bald cypress.

swamp cypress

noun

1. a North American deciduous coniferous tree, Taxodium distichum, that grows in swamps and sends up aerial roots from its base Also calledbald cypress

Word History and Origins

Origin of swamp cypress¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

It was a swamp cypress of some thirty feet in girth, by at least a hundred and fifty in height.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a swamp cypress, of some thirty feet in girth, by at least a hundred and fifty in height.

From Project Gutenberg