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cypress 音標拼音: [s'ɑɪprəs] [s'ɑɪprɪs] n. 絲柏,絲柏木,柏樹 絲柏,絲柏木,柏樹 cypress n 1: wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus 2: any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones [ synonym: { cypress}, { cypress tree}] Cypress \ Cy" press\ ( s?" pr? s), n.; pl. { Cypresses} (-? z). [ OE. cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr? s, L. cupressus, cyparissus ( cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. ????, perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g? pher, Gen. vi. 14.] ( Bot) A coniferous tree of the genus { Cupressus}. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, { Cupressus sempervirens}, the evergreen American cypress, { Cupressus thyoides} ( now called { Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea}), and the deciduous American cypress, { Taxodium distichum}. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness. [ 1913 Webster] { Cypress vine} ( Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white flowers ({ Ipot[ oe] a Quamoclit}, formerly { Quamoclit vulgaris}). [ 1913 Webster] |
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