Function: noun
Date: 1709
1 : a large deciduous conifer ( Taxodium distichum of the family Taxodiaceae, the bald cypress family) of southern U.S. swamps that has flexible flat needles and is related to the sequoias also : a related tree ( T. mucronatum ) of Mexico and southern Texas ― see CONE illustration
2 : the hard red wood of bald cypress that is much used for shingles