noun
any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑cypress
• Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree
• Hyponyms:
↑gowen cypress, ↑Cupressus goveniana, ↑pygmy cypress, ↑Cupressus pigmaea, ↑Cupressus goveniana pigmaea, ↑Santa Cruz cypress, ↑Cupressus abramsiana, ↑Cupressus goveniana abramsiana, ↑Arizona cypress, ↑Cupressus arizonica, ↑Guadalupe cypress, ↑Cupressus guadalupensis, ↑Monterey cypress, ↑Cupressus macrocarpa, ↑Mexican cypress, ↑cedar of Goa, ↑Portuguese cypress, ↑Cupressus lusitanica, ↑Italian cypress, ↑Mediterranean cypress, ↑Cupressus sempervirens
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cupressus, ↑genus Cupressus
• Substance Meronyms: ↑cypress
• Part Meronyms: ↑galbulus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.