6 definitions found 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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