Cypress tree

/sˈaɪpɹəs tɹˈiː/

Cypress tree

any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones

synonyms : cypress

Examples

1. If we had cypress trees that could tolerate salinity, we could plant them below New Orleans and have them as a barrier to disasters like Katrina.

2. It might take two years for a cypress tree to show you that it has been suffering from drought and salinity for the last two years.

3. About a century ago, we removed the vast majority of the thousand-year-old cypress trees that were out there, and so we created logging ditches that are permanent.

4. The vizier would have to make his way through the palace gardens, find his way between shady cypress trees and rows of tulips, run across the grated harem windows where women would watch in amusement as Vizier would dash towards the gate for his life.

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