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Callitris

noun

evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines

• Syn: ↑genus Callitris

• Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cupressaceae, ↑family Cupressaceae, ↑cypress family

• Member Meronyms: ↑cypress pine

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\\ˈkalə.trə̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, irregular from calli-

: a genus of African and Australasian evergreen trees (family Pinaceae) with small scalelike leaves — see sandarac tree

Useful english dictionary. 2012.