CRYPTOMERIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cryptomeria mean? 

• CRYPTOMERIA (noun)
  The noun CRYPTOMERIA has 1 sense:

1. Japanese cedar; sugi

  Familiarity information: CRYPTOMERIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRYPTOMERIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Japanese cedar; sugi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cryptomeria; genus Cryptomeria

Hypernyms ("Cryptomeria" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Cryptomeria"):

Cryptomeria japonica; Japan cedar; Japanese cedar; sugi (tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood)

Holonyms ("Cryptomeria" is a member of...):

Cupressaceae; cypress family; family Cupressaceae (cypresses and junipers and many cedars)