Lawson's cypress
- noun
- /ˈlɔːsənz ˈsaɪprəs/
- Specialized
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ciprés de Lawson
- The wood of the Lawson's cypress is prized for its durability and resistance to decay.
Examples
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Several Lawson's cypress trees towered above the forest floor, their trunks stretching high into the sky.
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Many ornamental gardens in Europe feature Lawson's cypress because of its elegant shape.
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The Lawson's cypress is often used in landscaping.
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Many gardeners prefer Lawson's cypress for its beauty.
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The wood of the Lawson's cypress is prized for its durability and resistance to decay.
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Several Lawson's cypress trees towered above the forest floor, their trunks stretching high into the sky.
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Many ornamental gardens in Europe feature Lawson's cypress because of its elegant shape.
Synonyms
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A large evergreen timber tree from western North America that grows very tall
A large evergreen tree like a cedar that is grown for its strong wood and for gardens
A large evergreen tree from the Pacific coast with blue green leaves and strong wood
A large tree from western North America with strong wood people use for outdoor furniture
How Tall
Surface Forms
Morphology
Lawson's + cypress
This is a compositional name: 'Lawson's' is a possessive/proper-name modifier and 'cypress' is a tree, so a B1 learner who knows 'cypress' and basic possessive/name+noun patterns will infer it denotes a kind/variety of cypress. Specific details (native range, timber value) are not derivable from the parts, but the core meaning 'a type of cypress tree' is directly predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
Lawson's cypress may come from a plant collector or gardener named Lawson who helped bring the tree to Europe long ago. So the name means 'the cypress that Lawson introduced' and is used for this tall evergreen cypress today.