Italian cypress

/əˌtæljən ˌsaɪprəs/
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Other forms: Italian cypresses

Definitions of Italian cypress
  1. noun
    tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending branches
    synonyms: Cupressus sempervirens, Mediterranean cypress
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    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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