"cypress knee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cypress knees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cypress knee (plural cypress knees)
  1. A woody projection forming above the roots of certain cypress species, perhaps to aid in oxygenation to the roots or to anchor the tree in soft, muddy soil. Wikipedia link: cypress knee
    Sense id: en-cypress_knee-en-noun-CaHchB9C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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