Meaning Of The Word Cypress

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cypress
variable noun: A cypress or a cypress tree is a type of conifer.

cypress in American English 1
any of a genus (Cupressus) of evergreen, cone-bearing trees of the cypress family, native to North America, Europe, and Asia, with dark foliage and a distinctive symmetrical form
designating a family (Cupressaceae) of conifers including the junipers
noun: any of several evergreen coniferous trees constituting the genus Cupressus, having dark-green, scalelike, overlapping leaves

cypress in American English 2
any of various textile fabrics, originally made in Cyprus; specif., a fine, gauzelike lawn or silk: in black, it was often worn for mourning
noun: a fine, thin fabric resembling lawn or crepe, formerly used in black for mourning garments and trimmings

cypress in British English 1
noun: any coniferous tree of the N temperate genus Cupressus, having dark green scalelike leaves and rounded cones: family Cupressaceae

cypress in British English 2
noun: a fabric, esp a fine silk, lawn, or crepelike material, often black and worn as mourning

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