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cypress
1[ sahy-pruhs ]
noun
- any of several evergreen coniferous trees constituting the genus Cupressus, having dark-green, scalelike, overlapping leaves.
- any of various other coniferous trees of allied genera, as the bald cypress.
- any of various unrelated plants resembling the true cypress.
- the wood of these trees or plants.
cypress
2[ sahy-pruhs ]
noun
- a fine, thin fabric resembling lawn or crepe, formerly used in black for mourning garments and trimmings.
Cypress
3[ sahy-pruhs ]
noun
- a city in SW California.
cypress
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
- any coniferous tree of the N temperate genus Cupressus, having dark green scalelike leaves and rounded cones: family Cupressaceae See also Leyland cypress
- any of several similar and related trees, such as the widely cultivated Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ( Lawson's cypress ), of the western US
- any of various other coniferous trees, esp the swamp cypress
- the wood of any of these trees
cypress
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a fabric, esp a fine silk, lawn, or crepelike material, often black and worn as mourning
Word History and Origins
Origin of cypress1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cypress1
Origin of cypress2
Example Sentences
Traditionally, the Pope's remains would have been enclosed the day before the funeral in three nested coffins, made of cypress, lead, and oak.
The coffins used for previous papal burials consisted of three nesting coffins made of cypress, lead and oak - but Pope Francis asked to be buried in a simple wooden casket.
Previous pontiffs were buried in three nested coffins made of cypress, lead and oak.
“Mexican fan palms should be removed and prohibited from being planted in California. And Italian cypress interior canopies must be kept clean or be removed from any neighborhood,” San Diego landscape architect Kay Stewart wrote.
He saluted cypress trees that “originated biologically at Point Lobos” and speculated that maybe they developed their horizontal, wing-like limb structure here to withstand coastal gusts.
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