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• n  large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood

• Isn't Louisiana susceptible enough to natural disasters? Now, 18 months after Katrina, it turns out that some of the state's coastal cypress forests, which help protect against .
• The cypress table, for example, pays homage to the Crescent City's fame as a foodie heaven.
• This pew is made of 19th-century cypress reclaimed from a home in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina uilding a city isn't just about clearing away the wreckage .

• Spanish elm
• Equador laurel
• salmwood
• princewood
• Cordia alliodora