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bald cypress

bald cypress noun: any member of the species Taxodium distichum of deciduous conifer trees, native to often-flooded areas of the southeastern and south central parts of the United States.

bald cypress: any member of the species Taxodium distichum of deciduous conifer trees, native to often-flooded...
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Noun

bald cypress (countable and uncountable, plural bald cypresses)

  1. Any member of the species Taxodium distichum of deciduous conifer trees, native to often-flooded areas of the southeastern and south central parts of the United States.
    Synonyms:
    cypress, southern cypress, white cypress, tidewater red cypress, Gulf cypress, red cypress, swamp cypress

Synonyms of bald cypress

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Forms of bald cypress

pluralbald cypresses
alternative formbaldcypress
alternative formbald-cypress

Questions about bald cypress

What does bald cypress mean?
Bald cypress means any member of the species Taxodium distichum of deciduous conifer trees, native to often-flooded areas of the southeastern and south central parts of the United States.
What part of speech is bald cypress?
Bald cypress is a noun.
What is the plural of bald cypress?
The plural of bald cypress is bald cypresses.

Words near bald cypress in the dictionary

  1. bald as a coot
  2. bald as a peeled egg
  3. Bald Blair
  4. bald cap
  5. bald caps
  6. bald cypress
  7. bald cypresses
  8. bald dick
  9. bald dicks
  10. bald eagle
  11. bald eagles

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