bald cypress

1. 1.

   smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum

   Synonymspond cypressTaxodium ascendens

   Broadercypress

   Part ofTaxodium
2. 2.

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

   Synonymsswamp cypresspond bald cypresssouthern cypressTaxodium distichum

   Broadercypress

   Part ofTaxodium

Questions about bald cypress

What does bald cypress mean?

bald cypress means "smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for bald cypress?

Close synonyms include pond cypress, Taxodium ascendens, swamp cypress, pond bald cypress, southern cypress. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bald cypress a common word?

bald cypress is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.