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swamp cypress vs cypress

cypress vs swamp cypress

swamp cypress and cypress both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
swamp cypress Yes No No No
cypress Yes No No No
As nouns, cypress is a hypernym of swamp cypress; that is, cypress is a word with a broader meaning than swamp cypress:
  • swamp cypress: common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms
  • cypress: any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
Other hypernyms of swamp cypress include cypress tree.
As nouns, cypress is a hypernym of swamp cypress; that is, cypress is a word with a broader meaning than swamp cypress:
  • swamp cypress: wood of a common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms
  • cypress: wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
swamp cypress (noun) cypress (noun)
common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
wood of a common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
Difference between swamp cypress and cypress

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