Cupressaceae

Cupressaceae
noun
cypresses and junipers and many cedars
• Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Coniferales, ↑order Coniferales
• Member Meronyms:

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\\ˌk(y)üprəˈsāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cupressus, type genus + -aceae
in some classifications : a family of coniferous trees and shrubs comprising the cedars and junipers and including all members of Pinaceae with leaves decussate or in three ranks and usually resembling flat scales

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