noun
cypresses and junipers and many cedars
• Syn: ↑Cupressaceae, ↑family Cupressaceae
• 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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cypress family,
a widely distributed group of gymnospermous trees and shrubs having scalelike or needlelike leaves and widely used for lumber and for ornamental purposes. The family includes the cypress, arbor vitae, juniper, and red cedar.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.