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a(1)
: any of a genus (Cupressus of the family Cupressaceae, the cypress family) of evergreen trees and shrubs with small overlapping leaves resembling scales
(2)
: any of several coniferous trees of the cypress family or the bald cypress family
especially
: bald cypress sense 1
b
: the wood of a cypress tree
2
: branches of cypress used as a symbol of mourning
: a silk or cotton usually black gauze formerly used for mourning
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Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
But all that is left now is the concrete slab that once served as the floor of his popular wedding venue, and the once-regal nearby 40-foot cypress trees are now bent over after raging floodwaters destroyed everything in their path.
—Abrielle Kate Maddison, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
What amazed me the most was the remains of what appeared to be a tall conifer — possibly a cypress or cedar — on Edgar Street in Pacific Palisades, where the Palisades fire ravaged an entire street.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Braless, a milky floral with notes of violet, vanilla cream, and musk; or Soaked, a warm, woody scent with notes of cypress, cedarwood, and amber.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 31 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The large, wading bird typically nests in bald trees such as cypress, sweet gum and mangrove, which are found in Georgia, South Carolina and other coastal plain states.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
But all that is left now is the concrete slab that once served as the floor of his popular wedding venue, and the once-regal nearby 40-foot cypress trees are now bent over after raging floodwaters destroyed everything in their path.
—Abrielle Kate Maddison, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
What amazed me the most was the remains of what appeared to be a tall conifer — possibly a cypress or cedar — on Edgar Street in Pacific Palisades, where the Palisades fire ravaged an entire street.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Braless, a milky floral with notes of violet, vanilla cream, and musk; or Soaked, a warm, woody scent with notes of cypress, cedarwood, and amber.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Cypress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cypress. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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Cypress
geographical name
Cy·press
ˈsī-prəs 
city in southwestern California southeast of Los Angeles population 47,802
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