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CHAMAECYPARIS NOOTKATENSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chamaecyparis nootkatensis mean? 

CHAMAECYPARIS NOOTKATENSIS (noun)
  The noun CHAMAECYPARIS NOOTKATENSIS has 1 sense:

1. tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornamentplay

  Familiarity information: CHAMAECYPARIS NOOTKATENSIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHAMAECYPARIS NOOTKATENSIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Alaska cedar; Chamaecyparis nootkatensis; Nootka cypress; yellow cedar; yellow cypress

Hypernyms ("Chamaecyparis nootkatensis" is a kind of...):

cedar; cedar tree (any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars)

Holonyms ("Chamaecyparis nootkatensis" is a member of...):

Chamaecyparis; genus Chamaecyparis (a genus of Chamaecyparis)


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