noun
cypress
Refers to trees of the genus Cupressus. In everyday Japanese, イトスギ is also common.
庭に糸杉を植えた。
I planted a cypress in the garden.
Compound of 糸 (ito, 'thread') and 杉 (sugi, 'cedar'), referring to the tree's thread-like foliage. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.