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Portuguese cypress

DEFINITIONS OF: Portuguese cypress

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n tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa

Synonyms:
Cupressus lusitanica, Mexican cypress, cedar of Goa
Type of:
cypress, cypress tree
any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
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