cryptomeria

noun

a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of China and Japan, with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones: family Taxodiaceae

Word Origin for cryptomeria

C19: from New Latin, from crypto- + Greek meros part; so called because the seeds are hidden by scales

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Examples from the Web for cryptomeria

Historical Examples of cryptomeria

The cryptomeria at one of the shrines I visited were of great age.
The Foundations of Japan
J.W. Robertson Scott
Moreover, on his body grows moss, together with the fir and the cryptomeria of the forest.
Japanese Fairy Tales
Grace James
The ceilings were panels of cryptomeria, and without either paint or varnish, were beautiful enough for a prince's palace.
Strange Teas, Dinners, Weddings and Fetes
Various
The journey to Niko by rail is most diversified, shaded for miles by the Cryptomeria trees.
My Trip Around the World
Eleonora Hunt
Retinospora squarrosa and Cryptomeria elegans turn bronzy red in winter.
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens
Ernest Thomas Cook