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

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cryptomeria

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

The road was skirted by great cryptomeria, and avenues of these fine trees may still be seen near Nikko.

From The Critic in the Orient by Fitch, George Hamlin

The graveyard, which surrounds the temple, was extremely beautiful, and the cryptomeria specially fine.

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

The tree of education, instead of being a lofty or wide-spreading cryptomeria, must be the measured nursling of the teacup.

From The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by Griffis, William Elliot

In these newly won provinces Yoritomo placed military governors and nominated to these posts Doi Sanehira and Kajiwara Kagetoki, heroes, respectively, of the cryptomeria forest and the hollow tree.

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