Cupressus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Cupressus
    n 1: type genus of Cupressaceae [syn: {Cupressus}, {genus
         Cupressus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cupressus \Cupressus\ n.
   one of the genera of cypress trees, the type genus of the
   {Cupressaceae}.

   Syn: genus {Cupressus}.
        [WordNet 1.5]