Leyland cypress

noun

A fast-growing evergreen tree (Cupressus × leylandii) used for hedges and screens that is a hybrid of the Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa, and the Alaskan cypress, Cupressus nootkatensis.

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Meanings

nounLeyland cypress (plural Leyland cypresses)

plural Leyland cypresses

  1. A fast-growing evergreen tree (Cupressus × leylandii) used for hedges and screens that is a hybrid of the Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa, and the Alaskan cypress, Cupressus nootkatensis.

    Synonyms: Leyland, leylandii

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fast-growing evergreen tree (Cupressus × leylandii) used for hedges and screens that is a hybrid of the Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa, and the Alaskan cypress, Cupressus nootkatensis.

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Leylandleylandii

Origin

Leyland, a town in Lancashire, England.

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Translations

Welsh cypreswydd Leyland
  • cypreswydd LeylandCupressus × leylandii
Cite this entry
APA

Leyland cypress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leyland%20cypress

MLA

“Leyland cypress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leyland%20cypress. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leyland cypress,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leyland%20cypress.

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