Meanings
plural bald cypresses · alternative baldcypress · alternative bald-cypress
- countableuncountableAny member of the species Taxodium distichum of deciduous conifer trees, native to often-flooded areas of the southeastern and south central parts of the United States.
Synonyms: cypress, southern cypress, white cypress, tidewater red cypress, Gulf cypress, red cypress, swamp cypress
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the species Taxodium distichum of deciduous conifer trees, native to often-flooded areas of the southeastern and south central parts of the United States.
More synonyms by meaning
nounwood of a deciduous conifer of the genus Taxodium, native to North America
nounwood of a common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms
nouncommon cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms
nouna deciduous conifer of the genus Taxodium, native to North America
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan xiprer calb
- xiprer calbTaxodium distichum
Finnish suosypressi
- suosypressiTaxodium distichum
German Sumpfzypresse
- SumpfzypresseTaxodium distichum
Polish cypryśnik błotny
- cypryśnik błotnyTaxodium distichum
Russian боло́тный кипари́с
- боло́тный кипари́с (bolótnyj kiparís)Taxodium distichum
Swedish sumpcypress
- sumpcypressTaxodium distichum
Turkish bataklık servisi
- bataklık servisiTaxodium distichum
Cite this entry
bald cypress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bald%20cypress
“bald cypress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bald%20cypress. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bald cypress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bald%20cypress.
Source: bald cypress on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.