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cypress knee

cypress knee noun: a woody projection forming above the roots of certain cypress species, perhaps to aid in oxygenation to the roots or to anchor the tree in soft, muddy soil.

Noun

cypress knee (plural cypress knees)

  1. A woody projection forming above the roots of certain cypress species, perhaps to aid in oxygenation to the roots or to anchor the tree in soft, muddy soil.

Forms of cypress knee

pluralcypress knees

Questions about cypress knee

What does cypress knee mean?
Cypress knee means a woody projection forming above the roots of certain cypress species, perhaps to aid in oxygenation to the roots or to anchor the tree in soft, muddy soil.
What part of speech is cypress knee?
Cypress knee is a noun.
What is the plural of cypress knee?
The plural of cypress knee is cypress knees.

Words near cypress knee in the dictionary

  1. cyprenorphine
  2. cypres
  3. cypreses
  4. cypress
  5. Cypress County
  6. cypress knee
  7. cypress knees
  8. cypress pine
  9. cypress pines
  10. cypress spurge
  11. cypress trout

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