Cupressaceae

plural noun

Cu·​pres·​sa·​ce·​ae

ˌk(y)üprəˈsāsēˌē

: a family of widely distributed, usually evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs having small, flattened, scalelike or sometimes needlelike leaves and including the cypress, juniper, and arborvitae – see callitris , chamaecyparis , cryptomeria, cunninghamia , fitzroya , libocedrus , taiwania , thuja, thujopsis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cupressus, type genus + -aceae

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