genus cupressus

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   type genus of Cupressaceae

   SynonymsCupressus

   Broadergymnosperm genus

   Part ofCupressaceae

Questions about genus cupressus

What does genus cupressus mean?

genus cupressus means "type genus of Cupressaceae".

What is another word for genus cupressus?

Close synonyms include Cupressus. 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 genus cupressus a common word?

genus cupressus 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.