cypress en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
Etymology
From Middle English cipres, from Old French cipres (French cyprès), from Late Latin cypressus; compare Hebrew גֹּפֶר (gōp̄er), the name of the tree whose wood was used to make the ark (Genesis. vi:14), also κύπρος (relating to aromatic pitch).
Meanings
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An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.
Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.
1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 273:The plain appears like paradiſe reſtored, where the proud cypreſs and tall arreca ſeem walking by the margin of the paſſing ſtream..
1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iv:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cypres | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| cypresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Mlanje cypress · cypress trout · southern cypress · Alaska cypress · summer cypress · cypress moss · African cypress · cypress brake · cypress grass · false cypress · black cypress · white cypress · cypress spurge · marsh cypress · Gowen cypress · Mediterranean cypress · heath cypress · Shasta cypress · pygmy cypress · cypress vine · Sargent's cypress · Leyland cypress · cypress dome · Chinese cypress · Clanwilliam cypress · cypress knee · mock cypress · MacNab cypress · Mexican cypress · Chinese swamp cypress · cypressed · Bhutan cypress · cypress gilia · Louisiana cypress · hinoki cypress · Macnab cypress · cypress canker · Saharan cypress (Cupressus dupreziana · Monterey cypress · mock-cypress · tree cypress · cypress koromiko · weeping cypress · Italian cypress · bald cypress · cypress sedge · southern cypress pine · Sitka cypress · red cypress · Sargent cypress · Lambert's cypress · golden cypress · Lawson's cypress · sawara cypress · Himalayan cypress · standing cypress · Patagonian cypress · Baker cypress · slender cypress pine · Japanese cypress · Guaiatecas cypress · Peruvian cypress · swamp cypress · field cypress · Milanji cypress · Siskiyou cypress · Russian cypress · Arizona cypress · Montezuma cypress · deciduous cypress · Mulanje cypress · Nootka cypress · Guadalupe cypress · Portuguese cyoress · pecky cypress · cypress pine · Santa Cruz cypress · pond cypress · dwarf cypress · yellow cypress · ground cypress · Lawson cypress · Goa cyoress · Kashmir cypress · Modoc cypress
Translations (92)
no sypress (an evergreen coniferous tree) · de Zypresse (an evergreen coniferous tree) · la cupressus (an evergreen coniferous tree) · syc ܫܱܪܘܱܝܢܳܐ (an evergreen coniferous tree) · tr selvi (an evergreen coniferous tree) · fr cyprès (an evergreen coniferous tree) · fo syfrisviður (an evergreen coniferous tree) · ru кипари́с (an evergreen coniferous tree) · hu ciprusfa (an evergreen coniferous tree) · nah tlatskakuauitl (an evergreen coniferous tree) · nah tlatskan (an evergreen coniferous tree) · kmr serw (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sh сѐлвија (an evergreen coniferous tree) · akk 𒇷 (an evergreen coniferous tree) · ki mũkarakaba (an evergreen coniferous tree) · nl cipres (an evergreen coniferous tree) · gl ciprés (an evergreen coniferous tree) · nrf cyprès (an evergreen coniferous tree) · arc שׁוּרְבִּינָא (an evergreen coniferous tree) · et küpress (an evergreen coniferous tree) · kk сауырағаш (an evergreen coniferous tree) · enm cipres (an evergreen coniferous tree) · pms sipress (an evergreen coniferous tree) · ota سلوی (an evergreen coniferous tree) · hu ciprus (an evergreen coniferous tree) · ja サイプレス (an evergreen coniferous tree) · el κυπαρίσσι (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sh sèlvija (an evergreen coniferous tree) · arc בְּרָָתָא (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sh čèmpres (an evergreen coniferous tree) · cy cypreswydd (an evergreen coniferous tree) · oc cipres (an evergreen coniferous tree) · pt cipreste (an evergreen coniferous tree) · rgn arẓiprës (an evergreen coniferous tree) · fi sypressi (an evergreen coniferous tree) · he תְּאַשּׁוּר (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sh чѐмпрес (an evergreen coniferous tree) · az sərv (an evergreen coniferous tree) · fo syprisviður (an evergreen coniferous tree) · syc ܫܘܽܪܒܻܝܢܳܐ (an evergreen coniferous tree) · fa سرو (an evergreen coniferous tree) · eo cipreso (an evergreen coniferous tree) · arz سرو (an evergreen coniferous tree) · io cipreso (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sq qiparis (an evergreen coniferous tree) · lt kiparisas (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sh sèvlija (an evergreen coniferous tree) · crh servi (an evergreen coniferous tree) · it cipresso (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sux 𒋗𒌫𒈨 (an evergreen coniferous tree) · xh uthulwane (an evergreen coniferous tree) · uga 𐎚𐎛𐎌𐎗 (an evergreen coniferous tree) · syc ܒܪܽܘܬܳܐ (an evergreen coniferous tree) · bg се́лвия (an evergreen coniferous tree) · ota سروی (an evergreen coniferous tree) · ca xiprer (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sh сѐвлија (an evergreen coniferous tree) · mk чемпрес (an evergreen coniferous tree) · pl cyprys (an evergreen coniferous tree) · hy կիպարիս (an evergreen coniferous tree) · arc בְּרֹותָא (an evergreen coniferous tree) · lmo ciprèss (an evergreen coniferous tree) · ar سَرْو (an evergreen coniferous tree) · fo sypristræ (an evergreen coniferous tree) · lv ciprese (an evergreen coniferous tree) · ro chiparos (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sl cipresa (an evergreen coniferous tree) · cs cypřiš (an evergreen coniferous tree) · grc κυπάρισσος (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sv cypress (an evergreen coniferous tree) · he בְּרוֹשׁ (an evergreen coniferous tree) · crh selbi (an evergreen coniferous tree) · is kýprusviður (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sk cyprus (an evergreen coniferous tree) · tl sipres (an evergreen coniferous tree) · akk 𒋗𒌫𒎙 (an evergreen coniferous tree) · arz سروة (an evergreen coniferous tree) · tr servi (an evergreen coniferous tree) · hy նոճի (an evergreen coniferous tree) · ja 糸杉 (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sq selvi (an evergreen coniferous tree) · es ciprés (an evergreen coniferous tree) · mnc ᠮᠠᡳᠯᠠᠰᡠᠨ (an evergreen coniferous tree) · gl alcipreste (an evergreen coniferous tree) · haw kupeleko (an evergreen coniferous tree) · cmn 柏樹 /柏树 (an evergreen coniferous tree) · lij çipresso (an evergreen coniferous tree) · sw mvinje (an evergreen coniferous tree) · ckb سەوڵ (an evergreen coniferous tree) · mi kaiperi (an evergreen coniferous tree) · bg кипари́с (an evergreen coniferous tree) · ar سَرْوَة (an evergreen coniferous tree)