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cypress pine

cypress pine

8.4
Wood from an evergreen Australian tree often used for building and fences
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : madera de ciprés
  • The furniture was crafted from cypress pine, giving it a warm, golden hue.

Examples

  • The distinctive scent of cypress pine filled the workshop as the carpenter sanded the wood.

  • Australian builders often use cypress pine for its natural resistance to termites.

  • The furniture is made of cypress pine.

  • Have you ever seen a cypress pine tree?

  • Australian builders often use cypress pine for its natural resistance to termites.

  • The distinctive scent of cypress pine filled the workshop as the carpenter sanded the wood.

  • The furniture was crafted from cypress pine, giving it a warm, golden hue.

Synonyms

pine
vscypress pine
39 2.6

Light-coloured wood from an evergreen tree used to make furniture

is wood from Australian Callitris species, not pale resinous Pinus timber
cypress
vscypress pine
3 6.1

Durable fragrant wood from cypress trees used for building and furniture

is wood from Australian Callitris evergreen species rather than Cupressus sources
eucalyptus
vscypress pine
2 6.3

Wood from a fast-growing evergreen tree used for furniture and floors

is specifically from Australian Callitris evergreen species, not from that timber genus
pinewood
vscypress pine
1 2.5

Wood from pine trees often used to make furniture

is timber from Australian evergreen Callitris rather than general Pinus sources
bald cypress
vscypress pine
  • US
7.8

Wood from the tree used for furniture and outdoor building because it resists rot

is evergreen Australian Callitris timber rather than North American deciduous Taxodium wood
pond cypress
vscypress pine
  • US
8.6

Wood from a wetland tree that resists rot and is used for decks and outdoor furniture

is timber from Australian evergreen Callitris, not from North American Taxodium trees
swamp cypress
vscypress pine
  • Specialized
7.4

Wood from trees with swollen bases that grow in southern US swamps and that people use to make furniture

is timber from Australian evergreen Callitris rather than southeastern US swamp trees
southern cypress
vscypress pine
  • US
7.4

Wood from a large swamp tree with a wide trunk base, used for furniture and boat building

is timber from Australian Callitris shrubs and trees, not US coastal swamp timber
white pine
vscypress pine
  • US
3.7

Soft pale wood from a tall tree used for building and furniture

is tougher Australian Callitris wood rather than soft pale northern Pinus timber

Surface Forms

cypress pine singular
cypress pines plural

Morphology

cypress + pine

This compound is directly compositional: it combines two tree names so a learner who knows 'cypress' and 'pine' can reasonably infer it denotes a type of tree (or wood from such a tree) related to those species. Although the term refers to a specific genus (Callitris) and has regional usage, the basic meaning is predictable from the constituents.

Etymology

Cypress pine meaning the wood likely comes from the tree name. Timber cut from a cypress pine is simply called cypress pine, so the phrase means the 'wood' of that tree.