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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cy•press1 /ˈsaɪprəs/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] an evergreen, cone-bearing tree having dark-green, scalelike, overlapping leaves.
- [uncountable] the wood of this tree.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cy•press1 (sī′prəs),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of several evergreen coniferous trees constituting the genus Cupressus, having dark-green, scalelike, overlapping leaves.
- Plant Biologyany of various other coniferous trees of allied genera, as the bald cypress.
- Plant Biologyany of various unrelated plants resembling the true cypress.
- the wood of these trees or plants.
- Late Latin, as above
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Greek kypárissos; replacing Middle English cipres
- Late Latin cypressus, apparently blend of, blended Latin cupressus and cyparissus
- Middle English, Old English cypresse bef. 1000
- Clothinga fine, thin fabric resembling lawn or crepe, formerly used in black for mourning garments and trimmings.
Also, cyprus. - Middle English cipre(s), cyprus, after Cyprus 1350–1400
- Place Namesa city in SW California. 40,391.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cypress /ˈsaɪprəs/ n - any coniferous tree of the N temperate genus Cupressus, having dark green scalelike leaves and rounded cones: family Cupressaceae
- any of several similar and related trees, such as the widely cultivated Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson's cypress), of the western US
- the wood of any of these trees
Etymology: Old English cypresse, from Latin cyparissus, from Greek kuparissos; related to Latin cupressus |