What is "white cypress"

n. slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae [syn: southern white cedar, coast white cedar, Atlantic white cedar, white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides]

White cypress is a common name for several plants and may refer to the following:

• Callitris columellaris, Australian Murray white cypress
• Callitris glaucophylla, Australian white cypress
• Callitris intratropica, Australian northern white cypress
• Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic white cypress or Atlantic white cedar