Cypress
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cypress is a noun meaning An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.
Meaning
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of Cyprus (“type of fabric”).
Example Sentences
The plain appears like paradiſe reſtored, where the proud cypreſs and tall arreca ſeem walking by the margin of the paſſing ſtream.
Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.
Word Forms
- cypresses
- cypres
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cedar, pecky, cupressacean, hinoki.
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