Definition of cypress Cypress

/sajˈpɹʌs/ - [sayprus] - cy•press

We found 6 definitions of cypress from 5 different sources.

What does cypress mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: cypresses
cypress - any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
		cypress tree
		conifer, coniferous tree any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
		cupressus, genus cupressus type genus of Cupressaceae
		cypress any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
		cupressus goveniana, gowen cypress small sometimes shrubby tree native to California; often used as an ornamental; in some classification systems includes the pygmy cypress and the Santa Cruz cypress
		cupressus goveniana pigmaea, cupressus pigmaea, pygmy cypress rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress
		cupressus abramsiana, cupressus goveniana abramsiana, santa cruz cypress rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species
		arizona cypress, cupressus arizonica Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage
		cupressus guadalupensis, guadalupe cypress relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island; cultivated for its bluish foliage
		cupressus macrocarpa, monterey cypress tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt planting
		cedar of goa, cupressus lusitanica, mexican cypress, portuguese cypress tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa
		cupressus sempervirens, italian cypress, mediterranean cypress tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending branches
cypress - wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
		wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard"
		cypress tree, cypress any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
		cypress pine any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and northern New Caledonia
		juniper coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
		sequoia, redwood the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
		pond bald cypress, southern cypress, swamp cypress, taxodium distichum, bald cypress common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms
		pond cypress, taxodium ascendens, bald cypress smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum
		mexican swamp cypress, montezuma cypress, taxodium mucronatum cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

cypress (n.)
A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

cypress
sī′pres, n. an evergreen tree whose branches used to be carried at funerals; hence a symbol of death.—adj. Cyp′rine. [O. Fr. ciprès (Fr. cyprès)—L. cupressus—Gr. kyparissos.]