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Guadalupe cypress

Guadalupe cypress

8.6
A tree with blue green leaves that grows on Guadalupe Island and spreads widely
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : ciprés de Guadalupe
  • The Guadalupe cypress is prized for its attractive blue-green foliage in ornamental gardens.

Examples

  • Conservationists are working to protect the last wild stands of Guadalupe cypress on its native island.

  • A mature Guadalupe cypress can develop a wide-spreading canopy, providing welcome shade in arid climates.

  • The Guadalupe cypress is a unique tree species.

  • I saw a Guadalupe cypress at the botanical garden.

  • A mature Guadalupe cypress can develop a wide-spreading canopy, providing welcome shade in arid climates.

  • Conservationists are working to protect the last wild stands of Guadalupe cypress on its native island.

  • The Guadalupe cypress is prized for its attractive blue-green foliage in ornamental gardens.

Synonyms

Cupressus guadalupensis
vsGuadalupe cypress
  • Specialized
9.9

A cypress tree from Guadalupe Island with bluish leaves that people grow in gardens

is native in the wild and has a spreading growth form

Surface Forms

Guadalupe cypress singular
Guadalupe cypresses plural

Morphology

Guadalupe + cypress

This is a compositional place-name + noun combination: a cypress associated with (or from) Guadalupe. If a learner knows 'Guadalupe' as a place name and 'cypress' as an evergreen tree, the meaning 'a species/variety of cypress from Guadalupe' is directly derivable; naming species after places is cross-linguistically common, so the phrase is transparent to learners.

Etymology

Guadalupe cypress is named for the island where it grows, Guadalupe, and for the kind of tree, cypress. So the name helps you remember it is a cypress tree native to Guadalupe Island.