Mexican cypress
noun
: an evergreen tree (Cupressus lusitanica) found from Mexico to Nicaragua that has reddish-brown bark, pendulous branchlets, and scalelike leaves and that is often cultivated for ornament or in plantations (as in Africa) for its wood
also
: the yellowish to reddish-brown wood of the Mexican cypress
called also cedar of Goa, Portuguese cedar
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“Mexican cypress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mexican%20cypress. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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