cypress
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cypress/ˈsʌɪprəs/
▶noun an evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning. [Cupressus sempervirens (southern Europe) and other species, family Cupressaceae .]
– origin ME: from OFr. cipres, from late L. cypressus, from Gk kuparissos.
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