bald cypress — noun 1. smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum • Syn: ↑pond cypress, ↑Taxodium ascendens • Hypernyms: ↑cypress • Member Holonyms: ↑Taxodium, ↑genus Taxodium … Useful english dictionary
bald cypress — a tree, Taxodium distichum, of swampy areas of the southern U.S., having featherlike needles and cone shaped projections growing up from the roots, yielding a hardwood used in construction, shipbuilding, etc. Also called southern cypress. [1700… … Universalium
pond cypress — noun smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum • Syn: ↑bald cypress, ↑Taxodium ascendens • Hypernyms: ↑cypress • Member Holonyms: ↑Taxodium, ↑genus Taxodium * * * … Useful english dictionary
Cypress knee — Taxodium knees In the biology of trees, a cypress knee is a distinctive structure in a root of a cypress tree of any of various species of the subfamily Taxodioideae. Their function is unknown, but they are generally seen in swamps. Some… … Wikipedia
southern cypress — noun common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms • Syn: ↑bald cypress, ↑swamp cypress, ↑pond bald cypress, ↑Taxodium distichum • Hypernyms: ↑cypress • … Useful english dictionary
swamp cypress — noun common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms • Syn: ↑bald cypress, ↑pond bald cypress, ↑southern cypress, ↑Taxodium distichum • Hypernyms: ↑cypress … Useful english dictionary
Cypress — Not to be confused with Cyprus. For other uses, see Cypress (disambiguation). Monterey Cypresses (Cupressus macrocarpa) planted in Melbourne, Australia … Wikipedia
Trap Pond State Park — Geobox Protected Area name = Trap Pond State Park native name = other name = other name1 = category local = Delaware State Park category iucn = image caption = etymology type = Named for etymology = Trap Pond country = United States state =… … Wikipedia
genus Taxodium — noun bald cypress; swamp cypress • Syn: ↑Taxodium • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cupressaceae, ↑family Cupressaceae, ↑cypress family … Useful english dictionary
Taxodium — noun bald cypress; swamp cypress • Syn: ↑genus Taxodium • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cupressaceae, ↑family Cupressaceae, ↑cypress family … Useful english dictionary