cryptomeria

/ ˌkrɪptəʊˈmɪərɪə /

noun

1. a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of China and Japan, with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones: family Taxodiaceae

Word History and Origins

Origin of cryptomeria¹

C19: from New Latin, from crypto- + Greek meros part; so called because the seeds are hidden by scales

Example Sentences

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

The Japanese cedar, or Cryptomeria, is one of those rare conifers that gets big — it soon reaches 20 feet and then keeps going — but can be squeezed into a relatively tight spot, especially if the lowest branches are judiciously removed.

From Seattle Times

The Japanese cedar, or Cryptomeria, is one of those rare conifers that gets big — it soon reaches 20 feet and then keeps going — but can be squeezed into a relatively tight spot, especially if the lowest branches are judiciously removed.

From Washington Post

Her favorites include long-needled variegated pine in shades of green and gold, icy blue cypress, and Cryptomeria foliage in a range of tones and textures.

From Seattle Times

Soon the renovation ranged beyond the koi pond to include updating the Japanese garden with accessible footpaths and, eventually, building originally planned but never realized landscape elements such as a lotus-viewing deck and altogether new features like an enclosure of evergreen cryptomeria trees.

From Los Angeles Times