cedar of goa

1. 1.

   tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa

   SynonymsMexican cypressPortuguese cypressCupressus lusitanica

   Broadercypress

Questions about cedar of goa

What does cedar of goa mean?

cedar of goa means "tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa".

What is another word for cedar of goa?

Close synonyms include Mexican cypress, Portuguese cypress, Cupressus lusitanica. 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 cedar of goa a common word?

cedar of goa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.