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cryptomeria|krɪptəʊˈmɪərɪə|
[mod.L., f. crypto- + Gr. µέρος part. So named because the seeds are hidden or enclosed by scales.]
An evergreen coniferous tree (C. japonica) allied to the cypresses, a native of North China and Japan, and now extensively cultivated in England; the Japanese cedar; also, the wood of this tree.
1841D. Don in Trans. Linnean Soc. XVIII. 166 (heading) Cryptomeria. Ord. Nat. Coniferæ. Ibid. 170 The wood in Cryptomeria is compact, and the fibrous tissue is composed of very slender vessels. 1852R. Fortune Journey Tea Countries China xviii. 304 The beautiful Cryptomeria, or Japan cedar. 1863R. Alcock Capital of Tycoon I. iv. 103 A long avenue of cryptomerias and pines. 1904D. Sladen Playing the Game i. xii. 124 An avenue of tall cryptomerias. 1957C. Brooke-Rose Languages of Love 45 A false ceiling of wide boards, not, alas, of cryptomeria but of ordinary stained timber. 1966Boom & Kleijn Glory of Tree 24/1 The Cryptomeria is a very beautiful tree. |