cupressus

/ kjʊˈprɛsəs /

noun

1. any tree of the genus Cupressus See cypress 1

Example Sentences

As it turned out, Little wrote his dissertation on the 31 species of the genus cupressus — the cypress tree.

From New York Times

Scientists used selected genotypes of one variety of Mediterranean cypress, Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis, which is resistant to bark canker disease.

From BBC

"Our study has led to the introduction of Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis into a special list of tree species eligible for interventions against forest fires in a Regional Law of Tuscany," he explains.

From BBC

Murtaja remembers how nine years ago his father grew Cupressus trees, but today, Christmas trees are mostly plastic and imported from China and Israel.

From US News

The leaves of conifers are characterized by their small size, e.g. the needle-form represented by Pinus, Cedrus, Larix, &c., the linear flat or angular leaves, appressed to the branches, of Thuja, Cupressus, Libocedrus, &c.

From Project Gutenberg