"Leyland cypress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Leyland cypresses [plural]
Etymology: Leyland, a town in Lancashire, England. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Leyland cypress (plural Leyland cypresses)
  1. A fast-growing evergreen tree (Cupressus × leylandii) used for hedges and screens that is a hybrid of the Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa, and the Alaskan cypress, Cupressus nootkatensis. Categories (lifeform): Cypress family plants Synonyms: leylandii Translations (Cupressus × leylandii): cypreswydd Leyland (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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