cryptomeria

/ (ˌkrɪptəʊˈmɪərɪə) /

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noun

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

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Word Origin for cryptomeria

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

Words nearby cryptomeria

cryptography, crypto-Jew, cryptolith, cryptology, cryptomenorrhea, cryptomeria, cryptomerorrhachischis, cryptometer, cryptomonad, cryptonym, cryptophthalmia

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How to use cryptomeria in a sentence

The Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) is a kind of cypress, the wood of which is very durable.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
On the top of the bank a cryptomeria threw a dark shadow, and a plum-tree near it was a mass of snowy white bloom.
Lafcadio Hearn|Nina H. Kennard
The tree of education, instead of being a lofty or wide-spreading cryptomeria, must be the measured nursling of the teacup.
The Religions of Japan|William Elliot Griffis
The subject for competition in the year in which the landowner had been successful was, "The cryptomeria in a temple court."
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott

When fourteen years of age he obtained seeds of cryptomeria and planted them in a spot in the hills.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott