Macnab cypress

noun

Mac·nab cypress | \ mə̇kˈnab-\

variants: or MacNab cypress or less commonly Macnab's cypress or MacNab's cypress

Definition of Macnab cypress

: a bushy evergreen tree (Cupressus macnabiana) of the Pacific coast of North America

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