cypress
/ˈsaɪprəs/noun
(亦作cypress tree)
1- an evergreen coniferous tree with small rounded woody cones and flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves柏树。
1.1
- Cupressus, Chamaecyparis, and other genera, family Cupressaceae: many species, including the columnar Italian cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), common throughout southern Europe.柏木属, 扁柏属及其他属, 柏科： 多种, 包括立柱状地中海柏木（拉丁名Cupressus sempervirens）, 欧洲南部常见。参见LAWSON'S CYPRESS.
1.2
- a tree of this type, or branches from it, as a symbol of mourning柏树, 柏枝（作为哀悼标志）。
1.3
- used in names of similar coniferous trees of other families, e.g. swamp cypress.用于其他松科树木名称中, 如swamp cypress。
词源
Middle English: from Old French cipres, from late Latin cypressus, from Greek kuparissos.