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bald cypress
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bald cypress
n.
1. A deciduous coniferous tree (Taxodium distichum) native to the swamps and streamsides of the southeast United States, having alternate, awl-shaped leaves, globose cones, and sometimes aerial root knees.
2. The decay-resistant wood of this tree, used in construction and boat building.

bald cypress
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for swamp cypress
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Noun1.bald cypressbald cypress - smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum
cypress - wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
genus Taxodium, Taxodium - bald cypress; swamp cypress
2.bald cypressbald cypress - common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms
cypress - wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
genus Taxodium, Taxodium - bald cypress; swamp cypress


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Instead, the conifers that filled the Paleocene swamps looked much like the bald cypresses that now inhabit the wetlands of the southeastern United States.
 
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