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Answer for the clue "Type genus of Cupressaceae ", 9 letters:
cupressus

Word definitions for cupressus in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The genus Cupressus is one of several genera within the family Cupressaceae that have the common name cypress ; for the others, see cypress . It is considered a polyphyletic group. Based on genetic and morphological analysis, the Cupressus genus is found ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cupressus \Cupressus\ n. one of the genera of cypress trees, the type genus of the Cupressaceae . Syn: genus Cupressus .

Usage examples of cupressus.

There was little but daffodils in the first week of March, though I scavenged also some crocuses and an early hyacinth along with evergreen sprigs of cupressus, and drove them to the gates of the orderly cemetery on a hillside where we'd buried the parents within two years of each other some time ago.