cryptomeria

British  

/ ˌkrɪptəʊˈmɪərɪə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cryptomeria

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

Example Sentences

Senior editor for life science Joan Narmontas came across arborvitae, thought it needed work, and wound up tinkering with 81 additional trees and shrubs, from bog pine to cryptomeria to thuja.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2015

Even the religious grandeur of Nikko's cryptomeria aisles was incomparable to this.

From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by McCutcheon, John T.

At last the cryptomeria grew large enough for his purpose and he rebuilt the temple, expending on the work not only his trees but 600 yen which he had by this time saved.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson

Dim thro' the mist and cryptomeria Booms the temple bell, Down from the tomb of Iêyasü Yearning, as a knell.

From Song-Surf by Rice, Cale Young

We left early this morning in drizzling rain, and went straight up hill under the cryptomeria for eight miles.

From Unbeaten Tracks in Japan by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)