cryptomeria

British  

/ ˌkrɪptəʊˈmɪərɪə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cryptomeria

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

Example Sentences

Senior editor for life science Joan Narmontas came across arborvitae, thought it needed work, and wound up tinkering with 81 additional trees and shrubs, from bog pine to cryptomeria to thuja.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2015

We left early this morning in drizzling rain, and went straight up hill under the cryptomeria for eight miles.

From Unbeaten Tracks in Japan by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

The remnants of the Minamoto sought shelter in a cryptomeria grove, where Yoritomo proved himself a powerful bowman.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)

At the top of these are the cryptomeria, then two grassy walks, and between these and the cultivation a screen of saplings and brushwood.

From Unbeaten Tracks in Japan by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

Fastened up beside the lantern is a bunch of green stuff, cryptomeria in many cases.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson