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Cupressus
Cupressus (common name cypress) is one of several genera of evergreen conifers within the family Cupressaceae; for the others, see cypress. It is considered a polyphyletic group. Based on genetic and morphological analysis, the genus Cupressus is found in the subfamily Cupressoideae. The common name "cypress" comes via the Old French from the Latin , which is the latinisation of the Greek κυπάρισσος (kypárissos). The name derives from Cyparissus, a mythological figure who was turned into a tree after killing a stag.

Cupressus sempervirens
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Cupressus cashmeriana
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Cupressus funebris
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Cupressus dupreziana
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Cupressus torulosa
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Cupressus chengiana
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Cupressus gigantea
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Cupressus duclouxiana
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Cupressus atlantica
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Gopher wood
Biblic hapax and variety of wood
Cypresses
painting by Vincent van Gogh
Cupressus austrotibetica
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