cupressus

/ (kjʊˈprɛsəs) /

any tree of the genus Cupressus See cypress 1

Words nearby cupressus

Cupressus, kū-pres′us, n. the cypress genus of coniferous trees.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) |Various
Some of the green or glaucous varieties of both Cupressus and Thuya will come fairly true from seed, from 40 per cent.

Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens |Ernest Thomas Cook
The Cupressus, while true cypresses and important in Europe, have no significance in America.

The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties |Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow
Dwarf Cypress (Cupressus pygmæa) was formerly supposed to be a stunted form of Gowen cypress.

American Forest Trees |Henry H. Gibson

It is perhaps best to confine the name cypress to the true cypress (Cupressus) and to the commercial cypress (Taxodium).

The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties |Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow