cupressineousadj.
Etymology: < modern Latin Cupressineae + -ous suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: cupreˈssineous.
Botany.
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1881 J. S. Gardner in 2 June 104/1 Between this and the next section..if cupressineous at all.
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