Cypress Definition

sīprĭs
cypresses
noun
cypresses
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.
Webster's New World
Any of a number of related trees, including the baldcypress and white cedar.
Webster's New World
The wood of any of these trees.
Webster's New World
The branches or sprigs of the cypress, used as a symbol of mourning.
Webster's New World
Any of various textile fabrics, originally made in Cyprus; specif., a fine, gauzelike lawn or silk: in black, it was often worn for mourning.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • cypress tree
adjective
Designating a family (Cupressaceae) of conifers including the junipers.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cypress

Noun

Singular:
cypress
Plural:
cypresses

Origin of Cypress

  • From Old French cipres (French cyprès), from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kuparissos), probably from an unknown Mediterranean Pre-Greek language; see Hebrew גפר (gopher), the name of the tree whose wood was used to make the ark (Genesis. vi:14).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English cipres from Old French from Late Latin cypressus probably blend of Latin cupressus cyparissus (from Greek kuparissos)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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