n.
Pronunciation: ' s ī -pr ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cipres, from Anglo-French ciprès, from Latin cyparissus, from Greek kyparissos
Date: 14th century
1 a (1) : any of a genus ( Cupressus of the family Cupressaceae, the cypress family) of evergreen trees and shrubs with small overlapping leaves resembling scales (2) : any of several coniferous trees of the cypress family or the bald cypress family especially : BALD CYPRESS 1 b : the wood of a cypress tree
2 : branches of cypress used as a symbol of mourning