swamp cypress

swamp cypress

n (Plants) a North American deciduous coniferous tree, Taxodium distichum, that grows in swamps and sends up aerial roots from its base. Also called: bald cypress

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swamp cypress - common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottomspond bald cypress, southern cypress, Taxodium distichum, bald cypresscypress - wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressusgenus Taxodium, Taxodium - bald cypress; swamp cypress