Macnab cypress

noun

Mac·​nab cypress

mə̇kˈnab-

variants or MacNab cypress or less commonly Macnab's cypress or MacNab's cypress

: a bushy evergreen tree (Cupressus macnabiana) of the Pacific coast of North America

Word History

Etymology

after James MacNab †1878 Scottish botanist

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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