cypress

CEFRC1

/ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An evergreen tree with dark leaves and a narrow shape.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A city in Orange County, California, United States.

Examples

  • Surrounding the house is a wall, beyond which there are cypress trees growing.

  • The main type of tree in this part of the forest is the cypress.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. 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.

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In context

  • The plain appears like paradiſe reſtored, where the proud cypreſs and tall arreca ſeem walking by the margin of the paſſing ſtream..

  • 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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Origin

noun

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).