Definition of Sargent cypress
:a shrub or bushy tree (Cupressus sargentii) of western North America having dark green acute glandular pitted leaves
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Sargent cypress
noun
Sar·gent cypress
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variants:
or less commonly
Sargent's cypress
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Origin and Etymology of sargent cypress
probably after Charles Sprague Sargent †1927 American dendrologist
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