Cypress vs. Juniper — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cypress and Juniper
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Cypress
Cypress is a common name for various coniferous trees or shrubs of northern temperate regions that belong to the family Cupressaceae. The word cypress is derived from Old French cipres, which was imported from Latin cypressus, the latinisation of the Greek κυπάρισσος (kyparissos).Species that are commonly known as cypresses include: Most prominently: Cypress (multiple species within the genus Cupressus)Otherwise: The family Cupressaceae also contains 13–16 other genera (not listed above) that do not bear cypress in their common names.
Juniper
Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on taxonomic viewpoint, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from the Arctic, south to tropical Africa, from Ziarat, Pakistan, east to eastern Tibet in the Old World, and in the mountains of Central America.
Cypress
An evergreen coniferous tree with small rounded woody cones and flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves.
Juniper
Any of various evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Juniperus, having needlelike or scalelike, often pointed leaves and aromatic, bluish-gray, berrylike seed-bearing cones.
Cypress
Any of various evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Cupressus, native to Eurasia and North America and having opposite, scalelike leaves and globose woody cones.
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Juniper
Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.
Cypress
Any of several similar or related coniferous trees, such as the bald cypress.
Juniper
One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.
Cypress
The wood of any of these trees.
Juniper
Gin.
Cypress
Cypress branches used as a symbol of mourning.
Juniper
Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus Juniperus and order Coniferæ.
Cypress
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.
Juniper
Desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
Cypress
A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability.
Juniper
Coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones
Cypress
Wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
Cypress
Any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
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