cypress knee

noun

A woody projection forming above the roots of certain cypress species, perhaps to aid in oxygenation to the roots or to anchor the tree in soft, muddy soil.

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Meanings

nouncypress knee (plural cypress knees)

plural cypress knees

  1. A woody projection forming above the roots of certain cypress species, perhaps to aid in oxygenation to the roots or to anchor the tree in soft, muddy soil.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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