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cy·press / ˈsīprəs/ • n. (also cypress tree) an evergreen coniferous tree with small, rounded, woody cones and flattened shoots bearing small, scalelike leaves. • Cupressus, Chamaecyparis, and other genera, family Cupressaceae: many species, including the columnar Italian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), common throughout southern Europe. See also Lawson cypress. ∎ a tree of this type, or branches from it, as a symbol of mourning. ∎ used in names of similar coniferous trees of other families, e.g., bald cypress. |
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"cypress." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cypress." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cypress005.html "cypress." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cypress005.html |
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cypress Tall, evergreen tree native to North America and Eurasia, and growing best in warmer climates. It has scale-like leaves, roundish cones and a distinctive symmetrical shape. The wood is durable and fragrant and is of value commercially. Height: 6–24m (20–80ft). Family Cupressaceae; genus Cupressus. There are c.20 species.
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"cypress." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cypress." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-cypress.html "cypress." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-cypress.html |
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Cypress
Cypress , city (1990 pop. 42,655), Orange co., S Calif. near Long Beach; inc. 1956. Forest Lawn–Cypress, a branch of the famous cemetery in Glendale, Calif., is a major employer, and there is light manufacturing. Los Alamitos Naval Air Station and the Los Alamitos Racetrack are nearby. |
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"Cypress." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cypress." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cypress.html "Cypress." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Cypress.html |
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cypress common name for members of the Cupressaceae, a widely distributed family of coniferous shrubs and trees, several yielding valuable timber. The major genera are Juniperus ( juniper ), Thuja ( arborvitae ), and Cupressus (the true cypresses). Species of the latter, found in S Europe, East Asia, and W North America, are resinous evergreens with a fragrant, durable wood and scalelike leaves. The Monterey cypress ( C. macrocarpa ) is native to a limited region around the Bay of Monterey, Calif., but is cultivated in many parts of the world. It is sometimes planted as a hedge. The cypress of classical literature is the European C. sempervirens or Italian cypress. It has since early times been symbolic of mourning and, more recently, of immortality. The gates of St. Peter's at Rome, which stood for 1,100 years, were made of its wood. The funereal, or mourning, cypress ( C. funebris ) of China, with "weeping" branches, is a popular ornamental elsewhere. American trees of the genus Chamaecyparis of the same family are also called cypresses. Important as timber trees are the Lawson cypress, or Port Orford cedar ( C. lawsoniana ), and the Nootka, Sitka, or Alaska yellow cypress ( C. nootkatensis ), both of NW North America. C. thyoides, called white cedar in E North America, is a smaller tree also used for lumber. The lumber called cypress in the S United States is chiefly from trees of the family Taxodiaceae ( bald cypress family). The true cypress family is classified in the division Pinophyta , class Pinopsida, order Coniferales. |
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"cypress." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cypress." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-cypress.html "cypress." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-cypress.html |
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cypress dark-foliaged coniferous tree. XIII. ME. cipres (assim. later to L.) — OF. cipres (mod. cyprès) — late L. cypressus — Gr. kupárissos.
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T. F. HOAD. "cypress." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cypress." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cypress.html T. F. HOAD. "cypress." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cypress.html |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "cypress." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "cypress." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-cypress.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "cypress." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-cypress.html |
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cypress this evergreen coniferous tree is traditionally a symbol of mourning.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cypress." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cypress." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-cypress.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cypress." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-cypress.html |
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cypress
•arris, Clarice, Harries, Harris, Paris
•mattress • actress • benefactress
•Polaris • enchantress
•derris, Nerys, terrace
•Emrys • empress
•directress, Electress
•temptress • sempstress
•Apollinaris, heiress
•waitress • seamstress • ex libris
•headmistress, mistress
•housemistress • toastmistress
•schoolmistress • ancestress
•dentifrice
•iris, Osiris
•tigress, Tigris
•cypress
•Boris, doch-an-dorris, Doris, Horace, Maurice, Norris, orris
•cantoris, Dolores, loris
•laundress • fortress • jointress
•hubris • buttress
•conductress, instructress, seductress
•huntress • peeress • Beatrice
•arbitress • berberis • anchoress
•ephemeris • ambassadress
•adventuress • clitoris • authoress
•avarice
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"cypress." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cypress." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cypress.html "cypress." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cypress.html |
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