Definition of Macnab cypress
:a bushy evergreen tree (Cupressus macnabiana) of the Pacific coast of North America
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Macnab cypress
noun
Mac·nab cypress
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mə̇kˈnab-
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variants:
or
MacNab cypress
or less commonly
Macnab's cypress
or
MacNab's cypress
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Origin and Etymology of macnab cypress
after James MacNab †1878 Scottish botanist
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