noun
cypresses and junipers and many cedars
• Syn: ↑family Cupressaceae, ↑cypress family
• Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Coniferales, ↑order Coniferales
• Member Meronyms:
↑cedar, ↑cedar tree, ↑Cupressus, ↑genus Cupressus, ↑Athrotaxis, ↑genus Athrotaxis, ↑Austrocedrus, ↑genus Austrocedrus, ↑Callitris, ↑genus Callitris, ↑Calocedrus, ↑genus Calocedrus, ↑Chamaecyparis, ↑genus Chamaecyparis, ↑Cryptomeria, ↑genus Cryptomeria, ↑Juniperus, ↑genus Juniperus, ↑Libocedrus, ↑genus Libocedrus, ↑Taxodiaceae, ↑subfamily Taxodiaceae, ↑redwood family, ↑genus Metasequoia, ↑genus Sequoia, ↑sequoia, ↑redwood, ↑Sequoiadendron, ↑genus Sequoiadendron, ↑Taxodium, ↑genus Taxodium, ↑Tetraclinis, ↑genus Tetraclinis, ↑Thuja, ↑genus Thuja, ↑Thujopsis, ↑genus Thujopsis
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\\ˌk(y)üprəˈsāsēˌē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
in some classifications : a family of coniferous trees and shrubs comprising the cedars and junipers and including all members of Pinaceae with leaves decussate or in three ranks and usually resembling flat scales
Useful english dictionary. 2012.