n. a tall evergreen tree, Cryptomeria japonica, native to China and Japan, with long curved spirally arranged leaves and short cones. Also called Japanese cedar.
[ CRYPTO- + Gk meros part (because the seeds are enclosed by scales) ]
n. a tall evergreen tree, Cryptomeria japonica, native to China and Japan, with long curved spirally arranged leaves and short cones. Also called Japanese cedar.
[ CRYPTO- + Gk meros part (because the seeds are enclosed by scales) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012