cypress tree

/ˌsaɪprəs tri/

Other forms: cypress trees

Definitions of cypress tree

1. noun

   any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
   synonyms: cypress

   types:

   Cupressus goveniana, gowen cypress

   small sometimes shrubby tree native to California; often used as an ornamental; in some classification systems includes the pygmy cypress and the Santa Cruz cypress

   Cupressus goveniana pigmaea, Cupressus pigmaea, pygmy cypress

   rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress

   Cupressus abramsiana, Cupressus goveniana abramsiana, Santa Cruz cypress

   rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species

   Arizona cypress, Cupressus arizonica

   Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage

   Cupressus guadalupensis, Guadalupe cypress

   relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island; cultivated for its bluish foliage

   Cupressus macrocarpa, Monterey cypress

   tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt planting

   Cupressus lusitanica, Mexican cypress, Portuguese cypress, cedar of Goa

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

   Cupressus sempervirens, Italian cypress, Mediterranean cypress

   tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending branches

   type of:

   conifer, coniferous tree

   any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones