Cypress

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For the Mediterranean island (sometimes misspelled 'cypress'), see Cyprus.

Cypress is the name applied to many plants in the conifer family Cupressaceae (cypress family). Most plants bearing the common name cypress are in the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis, but several other genera in the family carry the name:

• Cupressaceae
  • Cypress (Cupressus species)
  • Cypress (Chamaecyparis species)
  • Cypress (Callitropsis species)
  • African Cypress (Widdringtonia species)
  • Bald Cypress (Taxodium species)
  • Chinese Swamp Cypress (Glyptostrobus pensilis)
  • Cordilleran Cypress (Austrocedrus chilensis)
  • Fujian Cypress (Fokienia hodginsii)
  • Guaitecas Cypress (Pilgerodendron uviferum)
  • Patagonian Cypress (Fitzroya cupressoides)
  • Siberian Cypress (Microbiota decussata)
  • Cypress-pines (Actinostrobus species)
  • Cypress-pines (Callitris species)

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The word is also used as a descriptor for this angiosperm vine in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae:

• Convolvulaceae
  • Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)

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Cypress is also a place name for several localities:

• In the United States of America:
  • Cypress Hills is a neighborhood in northeast Brooklyn. See Cypress Hills (BMT Jamaica Line) for the subway line.
  • Cypress, California
  • Cypress, Illinois
  • Cypress, Texas
  • Cypress Island, Washington

• In Canada:
  • Cypress Mountain ski resort in Cypress Provincial Park in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Cypress, Manitoba, a community in Manitoba
  • Cypress (Manitoba riding), a historical political riding in the same region
  • Cypress Hills, hills in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan
  • Cypress (electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan

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Other uses:

• Cypress is the tradename for Cypress Semiconductor, a semiconductor manufacturing company, based in San Jose, California.
• Cypress Hill is the name of a latin-american hip hop group from Los Angeles.
• Cypress Records, a record label.

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Iran's Ancient Cypresses:

Cypress was the first choice for Iranian Gardens (PARDIS). In all famous Iranian gardens such as Fin Garden, Maahaan, Dowlat-Abad and etc. this tree plays the central rule. The most ancient living Cypress is located in Abarkooh, near Shiraz. Its age is estimated around 5000 years ([1]).

[edit] Mythos

The cypress is associated with the Greek god Hades.