cupresáceo, a.
(Of thelat.)Cypress (cupressus).
1. adj. Bot. It is said of the flowering plants of the subtype of Gymnosperms, shrubby or tree and highly branched with persistent for several years, linear or scaly leaves always seated; flowers Unisexual, Monoecious or dioecious, fruit gálbula and seeds with two or more cotyledons in many cases have two lateral fins; e.g., Cypress. U t. c. s. f.
2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
