yellow cypress

/ˌjɛloʊ ˌsaɪprəs/
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Other forms: yellow cypresses

Definitions of yellow cypress
  1. noun
    tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament
    synonyms: Alaska cedar, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis, Nootka cypress, yellow cedar
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    type of:
    cedar, cedar tree
    any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
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