Cy·press n.; pl. Cypresses (-░z).  Bot A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability.
 Note: ☞ Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, the evergreen American cypress, Cupressus thyoides (now called Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea), and the deciduous American cypress, Taxodium distichum. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness.
 Cypress vine Bot., a climbing plant with red or white flowers (Ipotœa Quamoclit, formerly Quamoclit vulgaris).
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 cypress vine
      n : tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes
          white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized
          in United States and elsewhere [syn: star-glory, Indian
          pink, Ipomoea quamoclit, Quamoclit pennata]