taxodium

noun

tax·​o·​di·​um

-ōdēəm

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

plural -s : any tree of the genus Taxodium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Taxus + -odium (from Greek -odos -ode)

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