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CUPRESSUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of Cupressaceae

Synonyms:

Cupressus; genus Cupressus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Cupressus" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Cupressus"):

cypress; cypress tree (any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones)

Holonyms ("Cupressus" is a member of...):

Cupressaceae; cypress family; family Cupressaceae (cypresses and junipers and many cedars)

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