How to pronounce cypress
American English pronunciation
SY-prus
- IPA
- /ˈsaɪpɹəs/
- Syllables
- SY · prus (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What cypress means
An evergreen tree with tiny scale-like leaves
In a sentence: A tall, dark cypress stood beside the old farmhouse, green even in winter.
Where it comes from: It came through Old French from cypressus, the Latin name for this tree.
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