Cupressaceae
plural noun
Cu·pres·sa·ce·ae
ˌk(y)üprəˈsāsēˌē
: a family of widely distributed, usually evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs having small, flattened, scalelike or sometimes needlelike leaves and including the cypress, juniper, and arborvitae – see callitris , chamaecyparis , cryptomeria, cunninghamia , fitzroya , libocedrus , taiwania , thuja, thujopsis
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Cupressus, type genus + -aceae