cryptomeria

/ (ˌkrɪptəʊˈmɪərɪə) /

noun

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

Nearby words

cryptographic, cryptography, cryptolith, cryptology, cryptomenorrhea, cryptomeria, cryptomerorrhachischis, cryptometer, cryptomonad, cryptonym, cryptonymous

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

The cryptomeria at one of the shrines I visited were of great age.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
In the cryptomeria forests there was a variety which, when cut, sprouts from the ground and makes a new growth like an elm.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
We have seen nothing to compare, in uniformity and distance, with the two rows of cryptomeria at and below Nikko.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray
Moreover, on his body grows moss, together with the fir and the cryptomeria of the forest.
Japanese Fairy Tales|Grace James

Retinospora squarrosa and Cryptomeria elegans turn bronzy red in winter.
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens|Ernest Thomas Cook