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CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cryptomeria japonica mean?
• CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA (noun)
The noun CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA has 1 sense:
1. tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
Familiarity information: CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cryptomeria japonica; Japan cedar; Japanese cedar; sugi
Hypernyms ("Cryptomeria japonica" is a kind of...):
cedar; cedar tree (any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars)
Holonyms ("Cryptomeria japonica" is a member of...):
Cryptomeria; genus Cryptomeria (Japanese cedar; sugi)
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