taxodium
noun
tax·o·di·um
-ōdēəm
1
capitalized : a small genus of tall deciduous trees (family Taxodiaceae) having drooping branches, spirally arranged linear leaves, and globose cones with thick woody scales see ahuehuete, bald cypress
2
plural -s : any tree of the genus Taxodium
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Taxus + -odium (from Greek -odos -ode)