bald cypress

/bɔld ˌsaɪprəs/
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Other forms: bald cypresses

Definitions of bald cypress
  1. noun
    common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms
    synonyms: Taxodium distichum, pond bald cypress, southern cypress, swamp cypress
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    type of:
    cypress
    wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
  2. noun
    smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum
    synonyms: Taxodium ascendens, pond cypress
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    type of:
    cypress
    wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
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