cryptomeria

cryp·to·me·ri·a  (krpt-mîr-)

n.

See Japanese cedar.

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[New Latin Cryptomeria, genus name : crypto- + Greek meros, part.]

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cryptomeria [ˌkrɪptəʊˈmɪərɪə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of China and Japan, with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones: family Taxodiaceae

[from New Latin, from crypto- + Greek meros part; so called because the seeds are hidden by scales]

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Cryptomeria - Japanese cedar; sugi                 genus Cryptomeria gymnosperm genus - a genus of gymnosperms Cupressaceae, cypress family, family Cupressaceae - cypresses and junipers and many cedars Cryptomeria japonica, Japan cedar, Japanese cedar, sugi - tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood