swamp cypress
- noun
- /swɑmp ˈsaɪprəs/
- Specialized
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ciprés de pantano
- The old swamp cypress towered over the edge of the bayou, its roots half-submerged.
Examples
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We saw turtles basking on the knees of a swamp cypress during our canoe trip.
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Many swamp cypresses can live for hundreds of years in the wetlands of the Mississippi Delta.
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Look at that swamp cypress!
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The swamp cypress is a unique tree found in wetland areas.
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The old swamp cypress towered over the edge of the bayou, its roots half-submerged.
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Many swamp cypresses can live for hundreds of years in the wetlands of the Mississippi Delta.
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We saw turtles basking on the knees of a swamp cypress during our canoe trip.
Synonyms
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A large tree that loses its leaves and grows in swamps in the southeastern United States
A large cypress tree with a flared trunk that grows in southern United States swamps
A large tree with a wide trunk base that grows in southern United States swamps
A large tree with a wide trunk base that grows in swamps of the southern United States
A tree that loses its leaves and grows in wet places in the southern United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'swamp cypress' is compositionally transparent: a B1 learner who knows 'swamp' and 'cypress' can infer it refers to a cypress associated with swampy habitats (or the wood from such a tree). This noun+noun pattern is a regular, cross-linguistically common way to specify subtype/location, so the meaning is predictable from its parts.
Etymology
Swamp cypress gets its name from the simple picture of a cypress tree growing in a swamp, often with a wide, swollen base and roots standing in water. That's why the name means this particular tree found in wet places.