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

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