'Cypresses' definitions:
Definition of 'Cypresses'
From: GCIDE
- Cypress \Cy"press\ (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. Cypresses (-?z). [OE. cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr?s, L. cupressus, cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. ????, perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g?pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot) A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, the evergreen American cypress, Cupressus thyoides (now called Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea), and the deciduous American cypress, Taxodium distichum. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness. [1913 Webster]
- Cypress vine (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white flowers (Ipot[oe]a Quamoclit, formerly {Quamoclit vulgaris}). [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Cypresses'
- Cypress,
- Cypress Gardens,
- Cypress Lake,
- Cypress Lakes,
- Cypress Quarters,
- Cypress vine,
- Cypress, CA,
- Cypress, IL,
- Ground cypress,
- Summer cypress,
- arizona cypress,
- bald cypress,
- cypress family,
- cypress pine,
- cypress sedge,
- cypress spurge,
- cypress tree,
- gowen cypress,
- guadalupe cypress,
- italian cypress,
- lawson's cypress,
- mediterranean cypress,
- mexican cypress,
- monterey cypress,
- montezuma cypress,
- nootka cypress,
- pond cypress,
- portuguese cypress,
- pygmy cypress,
- southern cypress,
- swamp cypress,
- white cypress,
- yellow cypress,
- Cypress Gardens, FL,
- Cypress Lake, FL,
- Cypress Lakes, FL,
- Cypress Quarters, FL,
- black cypress pine,
- cypress-pine,
- mexican swamp cypress,
- pond bald cypress,
- red cypress pine,
- santa cruz cypress,
- white cypress pine