noun
tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa
• Syn: ↑Mexican cypress, ↑cedar of Goa, ↑Cupressus lusitanica
• Hypernyms: ↑cypress, ↑cypress tree
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noun or portuguese cedarUsage: usually capitalized P
: an ornamental Mexican evergreen tree (Cupressus lusitanica) long considered a native of southeastern Europe and the Azores and having pendulous branches and appressed acute leaves
Useful english dictionary. 2012.