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Cypress (tree)

An evergreen conifer tree with scale-like leaves, often planted in cemeteries and gardens.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
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Cypress (testing)

An open-source JavaScript tool for end-to-end testing of web applications in the browser.

First in use: c. 2017

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An evergreen tree became an end-to-end testing tool.

Which meaning of Cypress is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Cypress (tree) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Cypress (testing) arrived in 2017. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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