bald cypress
1 : a large deciduous conifer (Taxodium distichum of the family Taxodiaceae, the bald cypress family) of southern U.S. swamps that has flexible flat needles and is related to the sequoias
also : a related tree (T. mucronatum) of Mexico and southern Texas — see cone illustration 2 : the hard red wood of bald cypress that is much used for shingles
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//Dimensional lace extended beyond the hem of the sweeping train in the shape of bald cypress needles.
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Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, "The Atlanteans ball celebrates Louisiana," 20 Feb. 2018
//The miniature trees were like perfect haikus: the bald cypress, the Catlin elm, the Foemina juniper.
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Reif Larsen, The Seattle Times, "LA Reverential: A City’s Chill Spots," 1 Aug. 2018
//The art piece is one of 14 benches along The Woodlands Waterway and features a great blue heron with a fish in its mouth sitting atop a bald cypress trunk.
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Patricia Dillon, Houston Chronicle, "Art enthusiasts celebrate, build camaraderie at ‘ArtFeel Live’ in The Woodlands," 29 June 2018
//This narrow, natural waterway cuts through a dense forest of towering pond and bald cypress.
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Helena Oliviero, ajc, "Plan your trip: A guide to the Okefenokee swamp," 2 July 2018
//Wilson indicated wispy bald cypress trees, the drooping white blossoms of tea plants and a giant swath of ornamental grasses, which will turn red in the fall.
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Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, "Arlington Cemetery to open new section with space-saving pre-dug graves," 4 June 2018
//North Carolina's oldest tree is believed to be a bald cypress along the Black River that dates to 364 AD, according to UNC Charlotte's Urban Institute.
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Mark Price, charlotteobserver, "A North Carolina oak tree dating back 800 years is under siege. Can it be saved?," 4 June 2018
//Over the past year and a half, SOUL has planted 790 large, native trees, including bald cypress and live oaks, in Mid-City, Treme, Algiers, Algiers Point, Freret-Climana, along Tulane Avenue and in Broadmoor.
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Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com, "With nearly 800 new trees planted, a nonprofit is reforesting New Orleans block by block," 28 Nov. 2017
//The destruction of the iconic bald cypress tree in Longwood known as The Senator by a fire started by a drug user in 2012 sparked an idea in woodworker Jeffrey Matter.
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Marco Santana, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Orlando artist at Sanford show finds burned-down iconic tree The Senator as useful medium," 5 May 2018
First Known Use of bald cypress
1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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