Lawson's cypress
Noun: * A large, evergreen coniferous tree (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) native to the coastal regions of western North America. It is characterized by its exceptionally large size, valuable timber, and scale-like leaves.
This term is used specifically to refer to this single species of tree. It is a proper noun formed from a person's name ("Lawson") and the common tree type ("cypress"). It is used in botanical, forestry, horticultural, and general descriptive contexts. * The forest was dominated by towering Lawson's cypress. * Lawson's cypress is prized for its durable, fragrant wood. * We planted a Lawson's cypress as a windbreak in the garden.
- The species is also known commercially as Port Orford cedar, although it is not a true cedar.
- In horticulture, numerous cultivated varieties (cultivars) of exist, but they are still forms of Lawson's cypress.
- Port Orford cedar: A common alternative name for the same tree species, used especially in the timber trade.
- Chamaecyparis lawsoniana: The formal botanical (Latin) name for the species.
- False cypress: The common name for the genus , to which this tree belongs.
- Port Orford cedar
- Oregon cedar (less common)
The term "Lawson's cypress" has only one meaning: it refers exclusively to the tree species Chamaecyparis lawsoniana. It is not used idiomatically or in other contexts.
- large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet