noun
tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa
• Syn: ↑Mexican cypress, ↑Portuguese cypress, ↑Cupressus lusitanica
• Hypernyms: ↑cypress, ↑cypress tree
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\\-ˈgōə\Usage: capitalized G
Etymology: probably translation of Portuguese cedro de Goa, from Goa, Portuguese possession in India; probably from a belief that it was introduced into Portugal from there
Useful english dictionary. 2012.