cypress pine
Britishnoun
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any coniferous tree of the Australian genus Callitrus, having leaves in whorls and yielding valuable timber: family Cupressaceae
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Pollen from cypress pine trees, which have few natural protections against fire, fell dramatically, whereas pollen from more fire-tolerant eucalyptus, shrubs, and grasses became more common.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 14, 2024
Although it was originally called buta or boteh, meaning “flower,” in paisley people have seen resemblances to a lotus, a mango, a leech, a yin and yang, a dragon, and a cypress pine.
From Slate • Oct. 20, 2015
So I loaded both barrels, squatted down on uh log where I had dead aim on dat big ole cypress pine where they roosts at.
From De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts by Hurston, Zora Neale
The land, although not very rich, had the best grasses, and cotton, and saltbush upon it; the sandhill was wooded with cypress pine and other trees.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William
And the ambitious vine Crowns with his purple mass The cedar reaching high To kiss the sky, The cypress, pine, And useful sassafras.
From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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