Definitions of Portuguese cypress
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tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa
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synonyms:
Cupressus lusitanica, Mexican cypress, cedar of Goa
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type of:
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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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cypress, cypress tree
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