Added 10 October 2026
cypress
/ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/ noun
In Latin: cupressus Wiktionary
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- An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.
noun
- Alternative form of Cyprus (“type of fabric”).
Origin
From Middle English cipres, from Old French cipres (French cyprès), from Late Latin cypressus; compare Hebrew גֹּפֶר (gōp̄er), the name of the tree whose wood was used to make the ark (Genesis. vi:14), also κύπρος (relating to aromatic pitch).
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