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cypress, Cyprus
cypress (SIGH pris) (noun)
One of a number of evergreen trees that have leaves which overlap like scales: In the warm climate, the cypress trees grew dark and green on the hillsides.
Cyprus (SIGH pruhs) (noun)
An island in the Mediterranean Sea: Randal and Tricia planned to spend their summer holidays on the Island of Cyprus.
Lana's friend, who grew up on the island of Cyprus, told Eloise that the island was once covered with cypress trees and that reforestation efforts were being undertaken to bring them back.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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(Modern Latin: chemical element; from Latin, cuprum, referring to the island of Cyprus; metal)
(Latin: copper; from Cyprus, specifically, "copper")