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See also:Cypressandcy pres

English

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aMontereycypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishcipres, fromOld Frenchcipres (Frenchcyprès), fromLate Latincypressus; compareHebrewגֹּפֶר(gōp̄er), the name of the tree whose wood was used to make the ark (Genesis. vi:14), alsoκύπρος (relating to aromatic pitch).

Noun

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cypress (pluralcypresses)

  2. Anevergreenconiferoustree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated withmourning, in familyCupressaceae, especially thegeneraCupressus andChamaecyparis.
    • 1769,Firishta, translated byAlexander Dow,Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iv:
      The plain appears like paradiſe reſtored, where the proudcypreſs and tall arreca ſeem walking by the margin of the paſſing ſtream..
    • 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson,Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page273:
      Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch,cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.
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Translations
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an evergreen coniferous tree

Etymology 2

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Noun

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cypress

  1. Alternative form ofCyprus(“type of fabric”).

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References

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Middle English

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Noun

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cypress

  1. alternative form ofcipres

Swedish

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Etymology

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FromOld Swedishcypres, fromLatincupressus.

Noun

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cypress c

  1. cypress

Declension

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Declension ofcypress
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitecypresscypress
definitecypressencypressens
pluralindefinitecypressercypressers
definitecypressernacypressernas
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