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

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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

His poem was as follows: In transplanting The young cryptomeria trees Within the sacred fence There is a symbol Of the beginning of the reign.

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 J.W. Robertson Scott

Notice the great flower receptacles filled with the reddish cryptomeria of Japan.

From Palaces and Courts of the Exposition by Juliet Helena Lumbard James

In the cryptomeria forests there was a variety which, when cut, sprouts from the ground and makes a new growth like an elm.

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 J.W. Robertson Scott

They had lined up among the trunks of the cryptomeria trees, among the little grey tombs with their fading inscriptions and the moss-covered statues of kindly Buddhas.

From Kimono by John Paris

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