cypress
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈsaɪprəs/
:
ciprés
- In the park, we admired the tall cypress trees with their dark, scale-like leaves.
- cypress tree
- bald cypress
- cypress grove
So it's describing the young man as Cypress trees.
- So it's describing the young man as Cypress trees.
- Here to hear coastal Cypress beware.
Examples
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In the water stand the cypress, rank upon rank, tall sentinels as motionless and silent as death.
Fiction book (1993) -
The sky was soon shut out by the gray-green, mossy canopy of cypress trees.
Fiction book (1992) -
In a boat tied up to a cypress tree.
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When the moon tips the cypress, be ready with sail.
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When she reached the shade of the cypress avenue, she stopped.
Fiction book (1996) -
Have them meet us at the big cypress at Cabin Pond night after next.
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Outside the window of our car, the cypress trees heavy with gray moss slipped by.
Fiction book (1993) -
I could hear the wind blowing through the Italian cypresses on the side of the house.
Fiction book (1992) -
The blackbird sings on the same cypress where the solitary nightingale delivers its mournful song.
Fiction book (1993) -
Two cypress trees frame the compositions subconsciously propelling the eye across the negative space toward the focal point of the perfectly central villa, all unified by these magnificent undulating Tuscany hills.
Synonyms
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4.6
A tree like a pine or fir that makes cones and usually has needles
3
3.5
A tall evergreen tree with dark, flat leaves and small round cones
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3.9
A tree with needle-like leaves that has cones, like a pine or spruce
A group of evergreen trees like cypress that keep their leaves all year
A cypress tree with bluish-silver leaves that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
A tree with bluish-silver, scale-like leaves that grows in dry parts of the American Southwest
A tall cypress tree from Monterey Bay, California often planted in parks to block wind and look nice
A tall tree that stays green all year from the Monterey Bay area used to decorate gardens and block wind
A tall evergreen tree from Mexico with drooping branches often planted in gardens
A tall evergreen tree from Mexico with drooping branches often grown in gardens
A tall evergreen tree with hanging branches native to Mexico and introduced to Portugal
A tall cypress tree from the Mediterranean with thin grey bark and upright branches
A tall, thin evergreen tree that grows in a narrow column and people plant in gardens
A tall tree with thin grey bark and upright branches often planted in gardens and cemeteries
A cypress tree from Guadalupe Island with bluish leaves that people grow in gardens
A small, sometimes shrubby cypress tree from California grown for its looks
A rare cypress tree native to California, found in only a few places
A rare cypress tree that grows only in a few places in California
A small tree or shrub that keeps its leaves all year and is often grown in California gardens
A rare small cypress tree that grows in northern California
A rare small cypress tree that grows only a few feet tall in northern California
A rare small cypress tree that grows on the northern California coast
A tall evergreen tree from the Pacific coast of North America often grown in gardens
A large evergreen tree with a tall straight trunk and strong wood used for building
A large tree with a wide trunk base that grows in southern United States swamps
Compounds
- US
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7.4
A large tree that loses its leaves and grows in swamps in the southeastern United States
- Australian
An Australian evergreen tree with small flat leaves like scales that people use for its wood and resin
- Australian
An evergreen tree or shrub from Australia that grows well in dry soil and has hard wood
- Australian
Wood from an evergreen Australian tree often used for building and fences
A small clump of grass-like plants with thin leaves that grow in wet ground and look like tiny green trees
A climbing plant from tropical America with finely divided leaves and red star-shaped flowers
A tree with bluish-silver, scale-like leaves that grows in dry parts of the American Southwest
- US
Wood from the tree used for furniture and outdoor building because it resists rot
- Specialized
A large evergreen tree with a tall straight trunk and strong wood used for building
A tall tree with thin grey bark and upright branches often planted in gardens and cemeteries
A tall evergreen tree from Mexico with drooping branches often grown in gardens
A large tree with a thick trunk that grows near rivers and lakes in central Mexico
Wood from large trees that grow near rivers in Mexico used for furniture and boats
A tall tree that stays green all year from the Monterey Bay area used to decorate gardens and block wind
- Specialized
A large tree from Mexico that grows by rivers, has a very wide trunk and lives a long time
- Specialized
Wood from the large tree that grows by rivers in Mexico and is used for building and furniture
- Specialized
A small tree or shrub that keeps its leaves all year and is often grown in California gardens
A tree with blue green leaves that grows on Guadalupe Island and spreads widely
A tall, thin evergreen tree that grows in a narrow column and people plant in gardens
A tall evergreen tree from the Pacific coast of North America often grown in gardens
A rare small cypress tree that grows only a few feet tall in northern California
- Australian
An Australian tree with small flat leaves and hard wood used for building
A large tree with a wide trunk base that grows in swamps of the southern United States
- US
A tree that loses its leaves and grows in wet places in the southern United States
- US
Wood from a wetland tree that resists rot and is used for decks and outdoor furniture
A tall evergreen tree with hanging branches native to Mexico and introduced to Portugal
- Specialized
A rare cypress tree that grows only in a few places in California
- Specialized
A tree that has cones and a swollen base that grows in southern US swamps
- Specialized
Wood from trees with swollen bases that grow in southern US swamps and that people use to make furniture
A large tree with a wide trunk base that grows in southern United States swamps
Wood from a large swamp tree with a wide trunk base, used for furniture and boat building
A medium-sized slow-growing cedar tree from the east coast of the United States
- Australian
A small Australian tree or shrub with scented wood and small flat leaves
A tall coastal tree called Alaska cedar that keeps green leaves all year and is often planted for decoration
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cypress comes from the old Greek word kyparissos, which became Latin cupressus and then entered English. These tall, dark evergreen trees were well known in the Mediterranean, so the old name stayed with the tree we call a 'cypress' today.