Cryptomeria Definition

kriptōmirēə, kriptəmirēə
noun
A tall, cone-bearing East Asian tree (Cryptomeria japonica) of the baldcypress family.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Cryptomeria
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae — one species, the Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica), the seeds of which are in the scales of the cones.

Wiktionary

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae — a genus of moths.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Cryptomeria

Noun

Singular:
cryptomeria
Plural:
cryptomerias

Origin of Cryptomeria

  • New Latin crypto- (“hidden”) +‎ Ancient Greek μέρος (meros, “part”) +‎ -ia

    From Wiktionary

Cryptomeria Sentence Examples

  • The Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) is a kind of cypress, the wood of which is very durable.

  • The chief shrine was shown, as were also the gate and the long flight of stone steps leading up to it, several other buildings, the groves of cryptomeria that surround the mausolea, and the festival procession.

  • The original TOkaidO was taken for model, and Yedo and Nikko were joined by a highway flanked by rows of cryptomeria.

  • Cryptomeria is extensively used in Japan for reafforesting denuded lands, as it is a valuable timber tree; it is also planted to form avenues along the public roads.

  • Sargent, in his Forest Flora of Japan, says, "Japan owes much of the beauty of its groves and gardens to the Cryptomeria.

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Words Starting With

CCRCRY

Words Ending With

AIARIA

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