cypress pine

cypress pine

n

(Plants) any coniferous tree of the Australian genus Callitrus, having leaves in whorls and yielding valuable timber: family Cupressaceae

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Noun

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cypress pine - any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and northern New Caledonia cypress - wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus Callitris, genus Callitris - evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines Callitris cupressiformis, Port Jackson pine - Australian cypress pine having globular cones black cypress pine, Callitris calcarata, Callitris endlicheri, red cypress pine - Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin Callitris glauca, Callitris glaucophylla, white cypress pine - small tree or shrub of southern Australia Callitris parlatorei, stringybark pine - Australian cypress pine with fibrous inner bark