BALD CYPRESS

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bald cypress mean? 

• BALD CYPRESS (noun)
  The noun BALD CYPRESS has 2 senses:

1. smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum
2. common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms

  Familiarity information: BALD CYPRESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BALD CYPRESS (noun)

Meaning:

Smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bald cypress; pond cypress; Taxodium ascendens

Hypernyms ("bald cypress" is a kind of...):

cypress (wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus)

Holonyms ("bald cypress" is a member of...):

genus Taxodium; Taxodium (bald cypress; swamp cypress)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pond bald cypress; southern cypress; swamp cypress; Taxodium distichum; bald cypress

Hypernyms ("bald cypress" is a kind of...):

cypress (wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus)

Holonyms ("bald cypress" is a member of...):

genus Taxodium; Taxodium (bald cypress; swamp cypress)