Japanese cedar

noun

Japan cedar.

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Origin of Japanese cedar

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby Japanese cedar

Japanese basil, Japanese beetle, Japanese B encephalitis, Japanese B encephalitis virus, Japanese black pine, Japanese cedar, Japanese Chin, Japanese clematis, Japanese flowering cherry, Japanese gelatin, Japanese holly
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British Dictionary definitions for Japanese cedar

Japanese cedar

noun

another name for cryptomeria
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