hinoki cypress

[ hi-noh-kee ]

noun

1. an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hinoki cypress¹

1720–30; < Japanese hi-no-ki, equivalent to hi cypress (earlier f ( y ) i < *pi ) + no grammatical particle + ki ( y ) tree (earlier *koi )