JAPANESE CEDAR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood

Synonyms:

Cryptomeria japonica; Japan cedar; Japanese cedar; sugi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Japanese cedar" is a kind of...):

cedar; cedar tree (any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars)

Holonyms ("Japanese cedar" is a member of...):

Cryptomeria; genus Cryptomeria (Japanese cedar; sugi)

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