Pine vs. Cypress — What's the Difference?

Pine wood is commonly used in furniture and construction.

Cypress wood is valued for its resistance to decay.

Pine is a genus of trees known for their needle-like leaves and conifer cones.

Cypress is a coniferous tree often found in wetland areas.

Pine needles can be used as mulch or in basketry.

Cypress essential oil is derived from the leaves of the tree.

Pine sap has uses in traditional medicine and industry.

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).Species that are commonly known as cypresses include: Most prominently: Cypress (multiple species within the genus Cupressus)Otherwise: The family Cupressaceae also contains 13–16 other genera (not listed above) that do not bear cypress in their common names.

A pine is any conifer in the genus Pinus () of the family Pinaceae. Pinus is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae.

An evergreen coniferous tree with small rounded woody cones and flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves.

An evergreen coniferous tree which has clusters of long needle-shaped leaves. Many kinds are grown for the soft timber, which is widely used for furniture and pulp, or for tar and turpentine.

Any of various evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Cupressus, native to Eurasia and North America and having opposite, scalelike leaves and globose woody cones.

A pineapple.

Any of several similar or related coniferous trees, such as the bald cypress.

Suffer a mental and physical decline, especially because of a broken heart

The wood of any of these trees.

Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Pinus, having fascicles of needle-shaped leaves and producing woody seed-bearing cones. These trees are widely cultivated for ornament and shade and for their timber and resinous sap, which yields turpentine and pine tar.

Cypress branches used as a symbol of mourning.

Any of various other coniferous trees, such as the Norfolk Island pine.

An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.

The wood of any of these trees.

A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability.

Intense longing or grief.

Wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus

To feel a lingering, often nostalgic desire.

Any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones

To wither or waste away from longing or grief

Cypress trees are a popular choice for ornamental landscaping.

To grieve or mourn for.

Cypress knees are distinctive root structures seen in some species.

Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

(countable) Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.

(uncountable) The wood of this tree.

A pineapple.

(archaic) A painful longing.

(intransitive) To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.

(intransitive) To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.

(transitive) To grieve or mourn for.

(transitive) To inflict pain upon; to torment.

Woe; torment; pain.

Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus.

The wood of the pine tree.

A pineapple.

To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict.

To grieve or mourn for.

To suffer; to be afflicted.

To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anexiety of mind; to droop; - often used with away.

To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for something; - usually followed by for.

A coniferous tree

Straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

Have a desire for something or someone who is not present;

Pine trees are often associated with mountainous regions.

Cypress trees are conifers often found in wet, swampy regions with scale-like leaves.

Pine trees are evergreen coniferous trees known for their needles and cones.

Pine wood is used in construction, furniture making, and paper products.

A pine cone is the reproductive structure of pine trees.

Not all, but some like the bald cypress develop these structures.

Cypress wood is prized for outdoor construction due to its rot resistance.

A cypress cone is a smaller, woody cone found on cypress trees.

While both can grow in a range of environments, pines are more common in cold climates and cypresses in warmer, often wetter areas.

Pine needles can be used as mulch or in crafts like basket weaving.

Pines have varying root systems; some are deep, while others are more shallow.

Not all pine species produce edible nuts; some are better than others for consumption.

Pines stabilize ecosystems, while cypresses help filter water in wetlands.

Yes, most cypress trees are evergreen.

Growth rates vary; some cypress trees grow slowly, others more quickly.

Cypress leaves are not as commonly used as pine needles for mulching or crafts.