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Cypress is a common name for various
coniferous trees or shrubs of northern
temperate regions that belong to the family
Cupressaceae. The word cypress is derived from
Old Frenchcipres, which was imported from
Latincypressus, the
latinisation of the
Greek κυπάρισσος (kyparissos).[1][2]
Cypress trees are a large classification of conifers, encompassing the trees and shrubs from the cypress family (Cupressaceae) and many others with the word cypress in their common name. Many cypress trees have needle-like, evergreen foliage and acorn-like seed cones.
Species
Species that are commonly known as cypresses include:
Cypress (multiple species within the genus Cupressus)
Otherwise:
African cypress (Widdringtonia species), native to Southern Africa[3]
Bald, Pond, and Montezuma cypresses (Taxodium species), native to North America
^"Cupressus nootkatensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture; Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2015.
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