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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cypress \Cy"press\ (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. {Cypresses} (-?z). [OE.
     cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr?s, L. cupressus,
     cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. ????,
     perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g?pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot)
     A coniferous tree of the genus {Cupressus}. The species are
     mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its


     durability.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental
           cypress, {Cupressus sempervirens}, the evergreen
           American cypress, {Cupressus thyoides} (now called
           {Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea}), and the deciduous
           American cypress, {Taxodium distichum}. As having
           anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs,
           the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and
           sadness.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Cypress vine} (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white
        flowers ({Ipot[oe]a Quamoclit}, formerly {Quamoclit
        vulgaris}).
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cypress
       n 1: wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus
            Cupressus
       2: any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of
          north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and
          rounded cones [syn: {cypress tree}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Cypress
     (Heb. tirzah, "hardness"), mentioned only in Isa. 44:14 (R.V.,
     "holm tree"). The oldest Latin version translates this word by
     ilex, i.e., the evergreen oak, which may possibly have been the
     tree intended; but there is great probability that our
     Authorized Version is correct in rendering it "cypress." This
     tree grows abundantly on the mountains of Hermon. Its wood is
     hard and fragrant, and very durable. Its foliage is dark and
     gloomy. It is an evergreen (Cupressus sempervirens). "Throughout
     the East it is used as a funereal tree; and its dark, tall,
     waving plumes render it peculiarly appropriate among the tombs."
     

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Cypress, AL
    Zip code(s): 35474
  Cypress, CA (city, FIPS 17750)
    Location: 33.81635 N, 118.03791 W
    Population (1990): 42655 (14715 housing units)
    Area: 17.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 90630
  Cypress, IL (village, FIPS 18251)
    Location: 37.36550 N, 89.01904 W
    Population (1990): 275 (128 housing units)
    Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 62923
  Cypress, TX
    Zip code(s): 77429, 77433

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Cypress, CA -- U.S. city in California
     Population (2000):    46229
     Housing Units (2000): 16028
     Land area (2000):     6.612538 sq. miles (17.126395 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.012266 sq. miles (0.031768 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    6.624804 sq. miles (17.158163 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            17750
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             33.818315 N, 118.039045 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     90630
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Cypress, CA
      Cypress
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Cypress, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    271
     Housing Units (2000): 128
     Land area (2000):     0.747246 sq. miles (1.935358 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.747246 sq. miles (1.935358 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            18251
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             37.365543 N, 89.017473 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     62923
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Cypress, IL
      Cypress
  

















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