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cypress
noun(cy-press)
any of a genus (Cupressus of the family Cupressaceae, the cypress family) of evergreen trees and shrubs with small overlapping leaves resembling scales
cypress
noun(cy-press)
any of several coniferous trees of the cypress family or the bald cypress family; especially : bald cypress
cypress
noun(cy-press)
the wood of a cypress tree
cypress
noun(cy-press)
a silk or cotton usually black gauze formerly used for mourning
cypress
geographical name(cy-press)
city in southwestern California southeast of Los Angeles population 47,802
cypress
noun(cy-press)
a tropical American annual vine (Ipomoea quamoclit synonym Quamoclit pennata) of the morning-glory family with usually red or white tubular flowers and finely dissected leaves
cypress
noun(cy-press)
a large deciduous conifer (Taxodium distichum of the family Taxodiaceae, the bald cypress family) of southern U.S. swamps that has flexible flat needles and is related to the sequoias; also : a related tree (T. mucronatum) of Mexico and southern Texas
cypress
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the hard red wood of bald cypress that is much used for shingles
cypress
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a California cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) that is endemic to the Monterey and Carmel seacoast and is often planted for ornament
cypress
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a densely branched Eurasian herb (Kochia scoparia) of the goosefoot family grown for its foliage which turns red in autumn

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