bald cypress
noun
a tree, Taxodium distichum, of swampy areas of the southern U.S., having featherlike needles and cone-shaped projections growing up from the roots, yielding a hardwood used in construction, shipbuilding, etc.
Also called
southern cypress.
Origin of bald cypress
An Americanism dating back to 1700–10
Words nearby bald cypress
balcon,
balconet,
balconette,
balcony,
bald,
bald cypress,
bald eagle,
bald-faced,
bald-faced hornet,
baldachin,
baldad