Japanese cedar

American  

noun

1. Japan cedar.

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Japanese cedar British  

noun

1. another name for cryptomeria

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Etymology

Origin of Japanese cedar

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The most allergenic tree pollens are from birch, cypress, Japanese cedar, latex, grass, and ragweed.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

Duck to navigate a little hole in an old holly hedge, where the first of several boardwalks beckons toward an allee of Cryptomeria, the Japanese cedar, that feel as towering as giant sequoias.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022

The wall provides enough seclusion that we can soak outside in our Japanese cedar tub, a foot away from the sidewalk, without feeling as if we’re re-creating an Esther Williams synchronized-swimming extravaganza.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022

Autumn light amplifies the yellow hues of hinoki cypress, gold-tip Japanese cedar trees and Lemon Queen sunflowers and plays off the dwarf conifer needles of mugo pines and blue spruce.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2017

Rising up on all sides, steep slopes burgeoned with Japanese cedar, acacia and wild pine.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2015