Definition of Callitris

1. Noun. Evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines.

Exact synonyms: Genus Callitris
Generic synonyms: Gymnosperm Genus
Group relationships: Cupressaceae, Cypress Family, Family Cupressaceae
Member holonyms: Cypress Pine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Callitris

Callirhoe involucrata
Callirhoe triangulata
Callirrhoë
Callisaurus
Callisaurus draconoides
Callison's fluid
Callistan
Callistephus
Callistephus chinensis
Callisto
Callistoan
Callistonian
Callithricidae
Callitrichaceae
Callitriche
Callitris
Callitris calcarata
Callitris cupressiformis
Callitris endlicheri
Callitris glauca
Callitris glaucophylla
Callitris parlatorei
Callitris quadrivalvis
Callitroga
Callophis
Callorhinus
Callorhinus ursinus
Callum
Calluna
Calluna vulgaris

Literary usage of Callitris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"Species of callitris.—Ministry.—Shrubs.—Friends' Books. D. and C. Wheeler.—J. Leach.—Consumption.—Meeting at Cooks River.— Travelling in New South Wales. ..."

2. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1884)
"Several other species of callitris are worthy of forest culture ... callitris quadrivalvis, Richard. North Africa. A middling sized tree, yielding the true ..."

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