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pond cypresses

pond cypresses is the plural of pond cypress.

Meaning of pond cypress

Noun

pond cypress (plural pond cypresses)

  1. A variety of bald cypress native to blackwater rivers of the Southeastern United States; a deciduous conifer of species Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium (formerly known as Taxodium ascendens).
    • Most of the pond cypress leaves are twisted so that they stand erect along the upper side of the twigs, creating a featherlike effect. By contrast, the leaves of bald cypress are arranged in a spiral all around the twigs.2006 June 27, Robert Mohlenbrock, This Land: A Guide to Eastern National Forests, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 26

Questions about pond cypresses

What is pond cypresses the plural of?
Pond cypresses is the plural of pond cypress.

Words near pond cypresses in the dictionary

  1. poncy
  2. pond
  3. pond apple
  4. pond apples
  5. pond cypress
  6. pond cypresses
  7. pond damselflies
  8. pond damselfly
  9. pond heron
  10. pond herons
  11. pond hockey

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