Southern Cypress (Noun)
Meaning
Common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The southern cypress tree stood tall in the swampy waters of the Louisiana bayou, its distinctive shape a testament to its ability to thrive in such conditions.
- The eerie silence of the cypress swamp was broken only by the quiet calls of birds perched high up in the branches of the ancient southern cypress trees.
- As the flooding river waters began to recede, the southern cypress stood firm, its base expanded wide and knotted from years of withstanding the torrent.
- Southern cypress trees lined the slow-moving river, their towering presence above the murky waters casting long shadows on the forest floor below.
- In the heart of the coastal swamp, the massive southern cypress loomed over its surroundings, its gnarled trunk twisted and turned with age.