- CYPRESS-BEARING
- [A]CUPRESSIFER (-ERA -ERUM)CYPARISSIFER (-A -UM)
English-Latin dictionary. 2014.
CYPRESS-BEARING
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cypress — cypress1 [sī′prəs] adj. [ME cipres < OFr < LL(Ec) cypressus, for L cupressus < Gr kyparissos] designating a family (Cupressaceae) of conifers including the junipers n. 1. any of a genus (Cupressus) of evergreen, cone bearing trees of the … English World dictionary
cypress — ► NOUN ▪ an evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning. ORIGIN Greek kuparissos … English terms dictionary
Cypress — Not to be confused with Cyprus. For other uses, see Cypress (disambiguation). Monterey Cypresses (Cupressus macrocarpa) planted in Melbourne, Australia … Wikipedia
cypress — noun /ˈsaɪ.prəs/ An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning … Wiktionary
cypress — noun an evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning. [Cupressus sempervirens (southern Europe) and other species, family Cupressaceae.] Origin ME: from… … English new terms dictionary
bald cypress — bald′ cy′press n. pln a deciduous cone bearing hardwood tree, Taxodium distichum, growing in southern U.S. swamplands • Etymology: 1700–10 … From formal English to slang
conifer — /koh neuh feuhr, kon euh /, n. 1. any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies… … Universalium
gymnosperm — gymnospermism, n. /jim neuh sperrm /, n. Bot. a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary; a conifer or cycad. Cf. angiosperm. [1820 30; < NL gymnospermae name of type. See GYMNO , SPERM] * * * Any woody plant that reproduces… … Universalium
Geography and ecology of the Everglades — The geography and ecology of the Everglades involve the complex elements affecting the natural environment throughout the southern region of the U.S. state of Florida. Before drainage, the Everglades were an interwoven mesh of marshes and… … Wikipedia
tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… … Universalium
Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in … Universalium
