-ōdēəm noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Taxus + -odium (from Greek -odos -ode)
1. capitalized : a small genus of tall deciduous trees (family Taxodiaceae) having drooping branches, spirally arranged linear leaves, and globose cones with thick woody scales — see ahuehuete , bald cypress
2. -s : any tree of the genus Taxodium