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Definition of Portuguese cypress
1. Noun. Tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa.
Exact synonyms: Cedar Of Goa, Cupressus Lusitanica, Mexican Cypress
Generic synonyms: Cypress, Cypress Tree
Generic synonyms: Cypress, Cypress Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Portuguese Cypress
Literary usage of Portuguese cypress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1859)
"... with large round cones, render the tree a beautiful object. It is considered
to bo only a fine variety of the common cypress. The portuguese cypress (O. ..."
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