Monterey cypress

Monterey cypress
noun Etymology: Monterey, California Date: 1873 a California cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) that is endemic to the Monterey and Carmel seacoast and is often planted for ornament or in a windbreak

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  • Monterey cypress — noun tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt planting • Syn: ↑Cupressus macrocarpa • Hypernyms: ↑cypress, ↑cypress tree …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Cypress — /suy preuhs/, n. a city in SW California. 40,391. * * * Any of about 20 species of ornamental and timber evergreen conifers constituting the genus Cupressus of the family Cupressaceae, which includes more than 130 species found throughout the… …   Universalium

  • cypress tree — 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: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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