yüˈkrifēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from eu- + Greek kryphia, feminine of kryphios concealed, from kryptein to conceal, hide — more at crypt
: a genus (coextensive with the family Eucryphiaceae of the order Parietales) of tall evergreen trees native to Australia and Chile that have dark shining opposite leaves, large flowers, and a woody or leathery capsular fruit
• eu·cryph·i·a·ceous (|)yü|krifē|āshəs adjective