Genus Cupressus (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of Cupressaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Cupressus is the type genus of the cypress family, Cupressaceae, which includes many other related genera.
- Cupressus is a genus of coniferous trees in the family Cupressaceae, commonly known as cypress.
- The genus Cupressus was previously more broadly defined, but many of its former species are now placed in other genera.
- In the family Cupressaceae, the genus Cupressus is distinguished from other genera by the presence of certain characteristic foliage features.
- Studies have consistently supported the view that the genus Cupressus is a well-defined monophyletic group within the family Cupressaceae.