swamp cypress

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swamp cypress

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a North American deciduous coniferous tree, Taxodium distichum, that grows in swamps and sends up aerial roots from its base Also called bald cypress

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swamp cypress - common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms

pond bald cypress, southern cypress, Taxodium distichum, bald cypress

cypress - wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus

genus Taxodium, Taxodium - bald cypress; swamp cypress

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Ahuehuete bald cypress Cupressaceae Cypress cypress family family Cupressaceae genus Taxodium gymnosperm genus knee Mexican swamp cypress Montezuma cypress pond bald cypress pond cypress southern cypress Taxodium Taxodium ascendens Taxodium distichum Taxodium mucronatum Tule tree			More exotic species have been used in some situations such as tulip tree, swamp cypress, Serbian spruce and handkerchief tree. WALES: 250 trees planted to benefit wildlife by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Family Name Taxodium distichum of the Family Taxodiaceae Common Names Cypress, Southern cypress, bard cypress, baldcypress, Louisiana cypress, red, white, yellow, and black cypress, swamp cypress, buck cypress, cow cypress, tidewater red cypress Height/Weight Trees can grow from 120 to 150 feet tall with trunk diameters of 3 to 5 feet, often above buttressed bases. Swamp thing: water-loving cypress has taken a hit from hurricanes ... by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products One hundred metres ahead look for an area of outstanding trees - among them redwoods, swamp cypress and birch with peeling bark. urban walks: Observe the wildlife at Coombe by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			swallow-tailed hawk swallow-tailed kite Swallow-tailed moth Swallower Swallowfish swallowtail swallowwort swam swami Swammerdam swamp swamp ash swamp azalea swamp bay swamp birch swamp blackberry Swamp blackbird swamp blueberry swamp boat swamp buggy Swamp cabbage swamp candleberry swamp candles swamp chestnut oak swamp cottonwood swamp cypress Swamp deer swamp dewberry swamp fever swamp fly honeysuckle swamp gum swamp hare Swamp hen swamp hickory swamp honeysuckle Swamp hook swamp horsetail Swamp itch swamp laurel swamp lily swamp locust swamp mallow swamp maple swamp milkweed swamp oak Swamp ore Swamp partridge swamp pine swamp pink swamp plant swamp poplar			swamp beaver swamp birch swamp blackberry Swamp blackbird swamp blueberry swamp boat swamp boat Swamp Buffalo Swamp Buffalo swamp buggy swamp buggy Swamp buggy racing Swamp buggy racing Swamp bunny Swamp bunny Swamp bunny Swamp cabbage swamp cabbages Swamp cancer Swamp cancer Swamp cancer swamp candleberry swamp candles Swamp Cat Swamp Cat swamp chestnut oak Swamp cooler Swamp cooling swamp cottonwood Swamp Creek & Western Railroad Association swamp cypress swamp cypresses swamp cypresses Swamp Deer swamp dewberry swamp dock swamp dock swamp dock swamp dock Swamp Dogg Entertainment Group Swamp dogwood swamp fever swamp fever swamp fever swamp fly honeysuckle Swamp Fox Writing Project Swamp Francolin Swamp gas Swamp gas swamp grass-tree swamp grass-tree swamp grass-tree swamp grass-tree swamp gum swamp hare Swamp Hellebore Swamp Hellebore Swamp hen swamp hickory swamp honeysuckle Swamp hook

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