cypres

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A form of cypress — An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.

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Meanings

cypres1

noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of cypress (“tree”).

cypres2

noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of cypress (“fabric”).

    Philemon Holland's Plinie, Bk. XI, ch. xxii: 'The invention of that fine silke, tiffanie, sarcenet, and cypres, which instead of apparell to cover and hide, shew women naked through them.'

    1915, Aphra Behn, The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. III
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APA

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MLA

“cypres.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cypres. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cypres,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cypres.

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