a fast-growing cypress, Cupressocyparis leylandii, that is a hybrid produced by crossing the macrocarpa with the Nootka cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis): widely grown for hedging
Also called (often not capital): Leylandii, Leylandi
Word origin
C19: named after C. J. Leyland (1849–1926), British horticulturalist
Examples of 'leylandii' in a sentence
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Either way it's better than high fences or leylandii hedges.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Or seated opposite the neighbour whose leylandii have blighted your rhododendrons for years.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They have been roosting in a large leylandii hedge.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In a brief soliloquy, he makes a plea for the leylandii.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The 16 leylandii crammed into the 66-yearold's tiny garden tower over their homes.
The Sun (2010)
Opposite our block of flats is a leylandii hedge.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The garden was 'a row of leylandii and no plants at all — just brambles'.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is, however, excellent at spotting a rogue leylandii.