Definition of Lawson's cypress
1. Noun. Large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet.
Generic synonyms: Cedar, Cedar Tree
Group relationships: Chamaecyparis, Genus Chamaecyparis
Terms within: Port Orford Cedar
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Literary usage of Lawson's cypress
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1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Isa. \liv. 14. (6) A name given to other coniferous trees nearly allied to the
true cypresses. Such are Lawson s cypress, ..."
2. Forestry and Forest Products: Prize Essays of the Edinburgh International by John Rattray, Hugh Robert Mill (1885)
"Cupressus Lawson-wmi, Lawson-s Cypress, is a native of California. In height it
reaches 100 feet and upwards. It is a singularly handsome tree, ..."
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