English Explanatory Dictionary

Leyland cypress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fast-growing evergreen tree (Cupressus × leylandii) used for hedges and screens that is a hybrid of the Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa, and the Alaskan cypress, Cupressus nootkatensis.

Word forms

Leyland cypress Leyland cypresses

Etymology

Leyland, a town in Lancashire, England.

Synonyms

Leyland leylandii
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on L Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary