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Noun: bald cypress  bold sI-prus
  1. Wood of a deciduous conifer of the genus Taxodium, native to North America
    - pond cypress
     
  2. Wood of a common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms
    - swamp cypress, pond bald cypress, southern cypress
     
  3. Common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms
    - swamp cypress, pond bald cypress, southern cypress, Taxodium distichum
     
  4. A deciduous conifer of the genus Taxodium, native to North America
    - pond cypress, Taxodium ascendens

Derived forms: bald cypresses

Type of: cypress, cypress tree

Part of: genus Taxodium, Taxodium

Encyclopedia: Bald cypress