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).Actinostrobus arenariusAustrocedrus chilensisCallitris preissiiChamaecyparis pisifera, bonsaiCupressus macrocarpa, Monterey Peninsula, CaliforniaCupressus sempervirens (Mediterranean Cypress), Tuscany, ItalyFokienia hodginsiiFitzroya cupressoidesGlyptostrobus pensilis foliagePilgerodendron uviferumTaxodium ascendens, Okefenokee Swamp, GeorgiaWiddringtonia whytei, Malawi 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).