CRYPTOMERIA


Meaning of CRYPTOMERIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkrip-tə-ˈmir-ē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from crypt- + Greek meros part — more at merit

Date: 1841

: an evergreen tree ( Cryptomeria japonica ) of the bald cypress family that is a valuable timber tree of Japan — see cone illustration

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