"pond cypress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pond cypresses [plural]
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  1. A variety of bald cypress native to blackwater rivers of the Southeastern United States; a deciduous conifer of species Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium (formerly known as Taxodium ascendens). Categories (lifeform): Cypress family plants Hypernyms: bald cypress, taxodium, cypress, conifer, gymnosperm, tracheophyte, plant

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