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 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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 Taxodium distichum
      n : common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk
          expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding
          river bottoms [syn: bald cypress, swamp cypress, pond
          bald cypress, southern cypress]