Monterey cypress

noun

A cypress native to California, Cupressus macrocarpa.

Similar
macrocarpaLambert's cypressCupressus macrocarpa

Meanings

nounMonterey cypress (plural Monterey cypresses)

plural Monterey cypresses

  1. A cypress native to California, Cupressus macrocarpa.

    Synonyms: macrocarpa, Lambert's cypress

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cypress native to California, Cupressus macrocarpa.

More synonyms by meaning

nountall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt planting

Similar
Cupressus macrocarpa
Broader
cypresscypress tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian калифорнийски кипарис
  • калифорнийски кипарис (kalifornijski kiparis)tree native to California
French cyprès de Lambert, cyprès de Monterey
  • cyprès de Lamberttree native to California
  • cyprès de Montereytree native to California
German Monterey-Zypresse
  • Monterey-Zypressetree native to California
Italian cipresso di Monterey, cipresso di Lambert
  • cipresso di Montereytree native to California
  • cipresso di Lamberttree native to California
Japanese モントレーサイプレス
  • モントレーサイプレス (montorēsaipuresu)tree native to California
Welsh cypreswydd Monterey
  • cypreswydd Montereytree native to California
Cite this entry
APA

Monterey cypress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monterey%20cypress

MLA

“Monterey cypress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monterey%20cypress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Monterey cypress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monterey%20cypress.

Source: Monterey cypress on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.