cypress wood

Durable swamp lumber

Cypress wood is lumber from cypress trees, valued for its durability and natural resistance to rot and insects.

It's prized for outdoor construction, boat building, and applications where moisture exposure is common: The dock was built with cypress wood to withstand the elements.

The wood has a distinctive grain and pleasant scent.

Related

aromatic · essential oil · knees · Southern · moss · wetland · lumber · grain · resin · casket · funeral home · durability · boardwalk · shingles · mulch · fence · garden furniture · Mediterranean

Opposites
wood type/species

cypress woodoak

Quercus genus member

pine · hardwood · teak · mahogany · maple

durability/rot resistance

cypress woodpoplar

Fast-growing deciduous timber

balsa wood · basswood · cottonwood · aspen · alder

material type

cypress woodsteel

Carbon-hardened iron alloy

concrete · aluminum · vinyl · fiberglass · PVC

Family

cypress, wood, cypresses, woods, wooded, wooden, woodsy, woody, woodland

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G