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- For the Mediterranean island (sometimes misspelled 'cypress'), see Cyprus.
Monterey Cypresses (Cupressus macrocarpa) planted in Melbourne, Australia
Cypress is the name applied to many plants in the conifer family Cupressaceae (cypress family). Most plants bearing the common name cypress are in the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis, but several other genera in the family carry the name:
- Cupressaceae
- Cypress (Cupressus species)
- Cypress (Chamaecyparis species)
- Cypress (Callitropsis species)
- African Cypress (Widdringtonia species)
- Bald Cypress (Taxodium species)
- Chinese Swamp Cypress (Glyptostrobus pensilis)
- Cordilleran Cypress (Austrocedrus chilensis)
- Fujian Cypress (Fokienia hodginsii)
- Guaitecas Cypress (Pilgerodendron uviferum)
- Patagonian Cypress (Fitzroya cupressoides)
- Siberian Cypress (Microbiota decussata)
- Cypress-pines (Actinostrobus species)
- Cypress-pines (Callitris species)
The word is also used as a descriptor for this angiosperm vine in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae:
- Convolvulaceae
- Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)
Cypress is also a place name for several localities:
- In Canada:
- Cypress Mountain ski resort in Cypress Provincial Park in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia
- Cypress, Manitoba, a community in Manitoba
- Cypress (Manitoba riding), a historical political riding in the same region
- Cypress Hills, hills in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan
- In the United States of America:
- Cypress, California
- Cypress, Illinois
- Cypress, Texas
- Cypress Island, Washington
Cypress is the tradename for Cypress Semiconductor, a semiconductor manufacturing company, based in San Jose, California.
Cypress Hill is the name of a latin-american hip hop group from Los Angeles.
[edit] Mythos
The cypress is associated with the Greek god Hades.
