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Leyland cypress

Leyland cypress noun: a fast-growing evergreen tree (Cupressus × leylandii) used for hedges and screens that is a hybrid of the Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa, and the Alaskan cypress, Cupressus nootkatensis.

leyland cypress: a fast-growing evergreen tree (Cupressus × leylandii) used for hedges and screens that is a hybrid...
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Noun

Leyland cypress (plural Leyland cypresses)

  1. A fast-growing evergreen tree (Cupressus × leylandii) used for hedges and screens that is a hybrid of the Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa, and the Alaskan cypress, Cupressus nootkatensis.
    Synonyms:
    Leyland, leylandii

Synonyms of Leyland cypress

Forms of Leyland cypress

pluralLeyland cypresses

Origin of Leyland cypress

Leyland, a town in Lancashire, England.

Questions about Leyland cypress

What does Leyland cypress mean?
Leyland cypress means a fast-growing evergreen tree (Cupressus × leylandii) used for hedges and screens that is a hybrid of the Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa, and the Alaskan cypress, Cupressus nootkatensis.
What part of speech is Leyland cypress?
Leyland cypress is a noun.
What is the plural of Leyland cypress?
The plural of Leyland cypress is Leyland cypresses.

Words near Leyland cypress in the dictionary

  1. Leyendecker
  2. Leyendeckers
  3. Leyla
  4. Leylah
  5. Leyland
  6. Leyland cypress
  7. Leyland cypresses
  8. Leyland number
  9. Leyland numbers
  10. leylandii
  11. leylandiis

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